Search for dissertations about: "Gunnar Björnsson"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Gunnar Björnsson.
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1. Moral internalism : An Essay in Moral Psychology
Abstract : An ancient but central divide in moral philosophy concerns the nature of opinions about what is morally wrong or what our moral duties are. Some philosophers argue that moral motivation is internal to moral opinions: that moral opinions consist of motivational states such as desires or emotions. READ MORE
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2. Libertarianism and Potential Agents : A Libertarian View of the Moral Rights of Foetuses and Children
Abstract : This essay advances a libertarian theory of moral rights, which responds effectively to some serious objections that have been raised against libertarianism. I show how libertarianism can explain children’s rights to certain physical integrity and aid. READ MORE
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3. Mistaken morality? : an essay on moral error theory
Abstract : This dissertation explores arguments and questions related to moral error theory – the idea that morality inevitably involves a fundamental and serious error such that moral judgments and statements never come out true. It is suggested that the truth of error theory remains a non-negligible possibility, and that we for this reason should take a version of moral fictionalism seriously. READ MORE
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4. Moved by Morality : An Essay on the Practicality of Moral Thought and Talk
Abstract : It is part of our everyday experience that there is a reliable connection between moral opinions and motivation. Thinking that an act is right (wrong) tends to be accompanied by motivation to (avoid to) perform the act in question. This is mirrored in moral talk. READ MORE
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5. Payback Time : Essays on Attitudes, Partiality, and Rescuing
Abstract : Does the moral quality of someone’s past treatment of us, or of other people, change how we are morally permitted or required to treat them? Many philosophers think so. They argue, for instance, that someone’s supererogatory or impermissible behaviour can permit or require certain positive or negative attitudinal responses, such as gratitude or resentment. READ MORE