Search for dissertations about: "Immanuel Kant"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Immanuel Kant.
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1. Scientifically Minded : Science, the Subject and Kant’s Critical Philosophy
Abstract : Modern philosophy is often seen as characterized by a shift of focus from the things themselves to our knowledge of them, i.e., by a turn to the subject and subjectivity. READ MORE
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2. Liberty Revisited. A Historical and Systematic Account of an Egalitarian Conception of Liberty and Legitimacy
Abstract : This dissertation argues for an interpretation of liberty in terms of non-domination rather than non-interference, that non-domination can work as an independent criterion of political legitimacy, and that non-domination includes an approximation of equality in socioeconomic goods. In the first part, four theories of liberty and power – those of Kant, Locke, J. READ MORE
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3. Techniques of Ecstasy: Rumori - Tracing Sound
Abstract : This doctoral thesis proposes the philosophical concept of ontopoetics in relation to an artistic practice of sound (music) and listening. The concept of ontopoetics is used as the backdrop of the developed notion of techniques of ecstasy essentially as an intermediary between listening and language. READ MORE
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4. Morality and the Pursuit of Happiness : A Study in Kantian Ethics
Abstract : This work seeks to develop a Kantian ethical theory in terms of a general ontology of values and norms together with a metaphysics of the person that makes sense of this ontology. It takes as its starting point Kant’s assertion that a good will is the only thing that has an unconditioned value and his accompanying view that the highest good consists in virtue and happiness in proportion to virtue. READ MORE
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5. The Role of the Emotions in the Moral Life According to Immanuel Kant
Abstract : Against common misconceptions of Kant as a philosopher who neglects the emotional aspects of moral life, I show that he actually considers our emotional dispositions to be valuable tools for perfecting ourselves morally.I show not only that it is incumbent on us to cultivate morally beneficial emotions, but also how we can do it. READ MORE