Search for dissertations about: "Ontological dependence"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Ontological dependence.

2. 1. In Virtue Of : Determination, Dependence, and Metaphysically Opaque Grounding

   Author : Henrik Rydéhn; Matti Eklund; Sten Lindström; Dan López de Sa; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; grounding; metaphysical grounding; dependence; ontological dependence; determination; explanation; metaphysical explanation; essence; modality; fundamentality; metaphysical laws; reduction; supervenience; metaphysical structure; Theoretical Philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates grounding, the relation of non-causal determination whereby one fact obtains in virtue of some other fact or facts. Although considerations of grounding have been central throughout Western philosophy, the last 15-20 years have seen a renaissance of systematic work on grounding in analytic philosophy. READ MORE

4. 2. Truth, Grounding & Dependence

   Author : Robin Stenwall; Teoretisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Truthmaking; Grounding; Ontological dependence; Propositions; Necessitarianism; Natural kinds.;

   Abstract : The subjects of this thesis are (as indicated by the title) truth, grounding and dependence. The thesis consists of an introduction and five free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is not merely to summarize the papers, but to provide a general background to the discussions in the essays. READ MORE

5. 3. Path Dependence and Path Shaping : Unearthing institutional dynamics in large-scale project organizing

   Author : Ermal Hetemi; Cali Nuur; Sofia Pemsel; Anna Jerbrant; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; path dependence; path shaping; organisational lock-in; institutional field; knowledge work; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Organisation theory; Organisationsteori; Industriell ekonomi; Industrial economy; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

   Abstract : Over the last two decades, large-scale project endeavors or major programs that typically deliver a substantial physical infrastructure or a complex product with a lifetime that can extend for decades and across industries have become the norm for many utility sectors, such as transport, energy, water, or food. The allure of ever-larger projects shows no sign of fading away in the face of sustainable development and grand societal challenges – quite the contrary. READ MORE

6. 4. The Collective Archives of Mind : An Exploration of Reasons from Metaethics to Social Ontology

   Author : Gloria Mähringer; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Reasons Fundamentalism; constitutivism; constructivism; realism; error theory; domain of reasons; self-determination; normative harmony; normative instability; disruption of thought; normative transformation; social ontology; critical realism; affordances of thought; reason relations; collective archive;

   Abstract : This monograph discusses the question of what it is to be a reason – mainly in practical ethics – and proposes an original contribution to metaethics.It critically examines theories of metaethical realism, constructivism and error theory and identifies several misunderstandings or unclarities in contemporary debates. READ MORE