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  2. 1. Hedonistic Act Utilitarianism : Action Guidance and Moral Intuitions

    Author : Simon Rosenqvist; Folke Tersman; Jens Johansson; Ben Eggleston; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; hedonistic act utilitarianism; consequentialism; action guidance; moral intuitions; hedonism; thought experiments; ignorance; imagination; morality; normativity; ethics; moral theory; normative ethics; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : According to hedonistic act utilitarianism, an act is morally right if and only if, and because, it produces at least as much pleasure minus pain as any alternative act available to the agent. This dissertation gives a partial defense of utilitarianism against two types of objections: action guidance objections and intuitive objections. READ MORE

  4. 2. Act on codetermination at work : an efficacy study

    Author : Uday Dokras; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor laws and legislation; Sweden; Sverige. Medbestämmandelagen. Arbetsrätt; Bisysslor;

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  5. 3. The balancing act : Cooperating with competitors

    Author : Marlene Johansson; Maria Bengtsson; Jessica Eriksson; Anders Pehrsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Coopetition, the strategy by which companies cooperate and compete simultaneously in their business relationships, has received increasing attention from scholars and practitioners the last decade. Despite the recognized importance for firms to develop strategies to manage coopetitive relationships, the ways in which firms cope with strategic dilemmas in coopetition has not been sufficiently researched. READ MORE

  6. 4. Why act sustainable? : Exploring what can be learnt from different approaches to motivations for pro-environmental behaviour

    Author : Britt Stikvoort; Peter Juslin; Cajsa Bartusch; Christian A Klöckner; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pro-environmental behaviour; motivations; within-person; between-person; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : To combat anthropogenic climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced. Though one person’s actions cannot turn the tide, so to say, the combined effort of many individuals can. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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