Search for dissertations about: "Practical Philosophy"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 129 swedish dissertations containing the words Practical Philosophy.
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21. Norm-Expressivism: Requirements & Possibilities for Moral Emotions : Narrow Moral Emotions and Broad Capacities
Abstract : The contemporary metaethical theory, norm-expressivism, maintains that a moral judgment expresses one’s acceptance of norms governing guilt and anger. The theory’s founder, Allan Gibbard, argues that this understanding of the moral claim is supported through both the realization of weaknesses in other accounts and a naturalistic consideration of the way in which moral judgments function in our moral lives. READ MORE
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22. Military Operations Planning and Methodology : Thoughts on military problem-solving
Abstract : This thesis discusses military operations planning and methodology by reviewing two of NATO’s planning documents, i.e. the ‘Allied Joint Doctrine for Operational-Level Planning’ (AJP 5) and the ‘Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive’ (COPD), and defends the following claim. READ MORE
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23. 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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24. Philosophical Aspects of Evidence and Methodology in Medicine
Abstract : The thesis consists of an introduction and five papers. The introduction gives a brief historical survey of empirical investigations into the effectiveness of medicinal interventions, as well as surveys of the concept of evidence and of the history and philosophy of experiments. READ MORE
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25. Anti-paternalism and Public Health Policy
Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to constructively interpret and critically evaluate the liberal doctrine that we may not limit a person’s liberty for her own good, and to discuss its implications and alternatives in some concrete areas of public health policy. The thesis starts theoretical and goes ever more practical. READ MORE
