Search for dissertations about: "Moral Decision Making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words Moral Decision Making.

2. 1. Moral Illusions

   Author : Kajsa Hansson; Gustav Tinghög; Emil Persson; Kinga Barrafrem; Topi Miettinen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Selfish behavior; Preferences for redistribution; Moral behavior; Själviskt beteende; Preferenser för omfördelning; Moraliskt beteende;

   Abstract : Just as optical illusions can trick our visual senses, our moral sense can be misguided by moral illusions. In this thesis, I investigate whether moral illusions can arise from mental shortcuts (availability bias), cognitive biases (attribution bias), contextual factors (possibility to avoid information), and decision rules (democratic decision-making). READ MORE

4. 2. The moral status of nature : reasons to care for the natural world

   Author : Lars Samuelsson; Roger Fjellström; Johan Brännmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental ethics; ecocentrism; reasons; reason for action; normative reason; moral status; moral standing; moral considerability; final value; intrinsic value; biocentrism; nature-considerism; nature; nature as a whole; the natural world; complexity; indispensability; interests; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

   Abstract : The subject-matter of this essay is the moral status of nature. This subject is dealt with in terms of normative reasons. The main question is if there are direct normative reasons to care for nature in addition to the numerous indirect normative reasons that there are for doing so. READ MORE

5. 3. Picturing the Public : Advertising Self-Regulation in Sweden and the UK

   Author : Caroline Dahlberg; Göran Ahrne; Laurent Thévenot; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; advertising self-regulation; images; decision-making; reflexive cognition; interpretation; evaluation; justification; worlds of worth; moral conventions; moral conflicts; gender; the public; the unknown other; viewers; offence; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Across the globe, people are everyday audiences of advertising images, which have become integrated in our life worlds. Advertising images are entangled with interesting moral conflicts. READ MORE

6. 4. Ethical and normative reasoning on climate change : Conceptions and solutions among students in a Chinese context

   Author : Li Sternäng; Cecilia Lundholm; Ola Halldén; Alan Reid; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative framework; climate change; conception; contextualization; decision making; economic development; environmental education; intentional analysis; learning; meaning making; moral reasoning; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Previous research in environmental education and learning has mainly concerned students’ understanding of natural scientific knowledge, whereas research on the influence of other knowledge in learning environmental issues is marginal. Also, the interest in most studies investigating students’ natural scientific knowledge has been to capture constraints in students’ understanding, hence investigations of students’ meaning making are rare. READ MORE

7. 5. Observing and influencing preferences in real time. Gaze, morality and dynamic decision-making

   Author : Philip Pärnamets; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; eye gaze; morality; decision-making; preference formation; embodied cognition;

   Abstract : Preference formation and choice are dynamic cognitive processes arising from interactions between decision-makers and their immediate choice environment. This thesis examines how preferences and decisions are played out in visual attention, captured by eye-movements, as well as in group contexts. READ MORE