Search for dissertations about: "deontic paradoxes"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words deontic paradoxes.

  2. 1. The Logical Structure of the Moral Concepts : An Essay in Propositional Deontic Logic

    Author : Karl Pettersson; Erik Carlson; Kent Hurtig; Sven Ove Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; deontic logic; standard deontic logic SDL ; deontic paradoxes; non-Kripkean modal logic; moral dilemmas; supererogation; Hector-Neri Castañeda; practitions; dyadic deontic logic; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the main focus is on deontic logic as a tool for formal representation of moral reasoning in natural language. The simple standard system of deontic logic (SDL), i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. On the possibility of limited weighing of lives

    Author : Daniel Ramöller; Gustaf Arrhenius; Krister Bykvist; Hilary Greaves; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aggregation; Axiology; Deontic Morality; Distribution; Ethics; Impartiality; Morality; Social Choice; Trade-offs; Values; Welfare; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the possibility of limited moral trade-offs between different people’s welfare. In chapter 2, I introduce the two central limited trade-off conditions. First, according to minimal infinite superiority, significantly benefiting one person matters more than slightly benefiting each of any number of better-off people. READ MORE

  5. 3. Goal-Setting and the Logic of Transport Policy Decisions

    Author : Holger Rosencrantz; Sven Ove Hansson; Vincent Hendricks; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; goals; transport policy; road safety; coherence; action logic; deontic logic; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : The thesis aims at developing approaches to transport policy decisions, based on suggestions and ideas originating from moral philosophy and philosophical decision theory.Paper I analyzes the Swedish transport policy goals, and the problem of combining policygoals with welfare economics. READ MORE