Search for dissertations about: "Practical Philosophy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 128 swedish dissertations containing the words Practical Philosophy.

2. 6. Advance Directives and Personal Identity

   Author : Elisabeth Furberg; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Niklas Juth; Wayne Sumner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; advance directives; personal identity; psychological continuity; animalism; posthumous harm; moral authority; rights; utilitarianism; Filosofi; Philosophy; Practical Philosophy;

   Abstract : Advance directives are instructions given by patients – or potential patients – specifying what actions ought to be taken for their health in the event that they are no longer capable to make decisions due to illness or incapacity. Over the last decades, there has been a rising tide in favour of advance directives: not only is the use of such directives recommended by most medical and advisory bodies, they are also gaining increasing legal recognition in many parts of the world. READ MORE

4. 7. Reasons for All Seasons : An Outline of Rationalist View of Moral Concepts

   Author : Tomasz Pol; Ingmar Persson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; moral concepts; the Reconciliation Problem; ethical rationalism; rational requirements; reflective agency; the Aristokantian proposal; generic deontic rules; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide an adequate view of moral concepts. The major obstacle that stands in the way of providing such a view is the problem of combining two general features of moral judgments that seem to be constitutive of their meaning, namely objectivity and practical significance. READ MORE

5. 8. Libertarianism and Potential Agents : A Libertarian View of the Moral Rights of Foetuses and Children

   Author : Anna-Karin Andersson; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Gunnar Björnsson; Hillel Steiner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; abortion; active passive; intention foresight; libertarianism; negative rights; positive rights; potential agents; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

   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

6. 9. Good Parents, Better Babies : An Argument about Reproductive Technologies, Enhancement and Ethics

   Author : Erik Malmqvist; Fredrik Svenaeus; Stellan Welin; Eric Juengst; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aristotelian practical philosophy; bioethics; hermeneutical ethics; human enhancement; instrumentalisation; moral intuitions; non-consequentialism; parenting; philosophy of medicine; practical wisdom; reproductive technologies; Aristotelisk praktisk filosofi; bioetik; förbättringar; föräldraskap; hermeneutisk etik; icke-konsekventialism; instrumentalisering; medicinens filosofi; moraliska intuitioner; praktisk vishet; provrörsbefruktning; Ethics; Etik;

   Abstract : This study is a contribution to the bioethical debate about new and possibly emerging reproductive technologies. Its point of departure is the intuition, which many people seem to share, that using such technologies to select non-disease traits – like sex and emotional stability - in yet unborn children is morally problematic, at least more so than using the technologies to avoid giving birth to children with severe genetic diseases, or attempting to shape the non-disease traits of already existing children by environmental means, like education. READ MORE

7. 10. Over-Determination and Act-Consequentialism

   Author : Magnus Jedenheim Edling; Folke Tersman; Jens Johansson; David Boonin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Over-Determination; Pre-Emption; Act-Consequentialism; Filosofi; Philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a discussion of the challenge that cases of over-determination pose to Act-Consequentialism. Although there are many realistic examples of such cases – for example, pollution, overfishing, or the election of an inappropriate politician – I consider structurally purer examples, one of which I call “Case One. READ MORE