Search for dissertations about: "extrinsic value"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words extrinsic value.
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1. Value, Fittingness and Partiality : On the Partiality Problem for Fitting Attitude Analyses of Value
Abstract : This dissertation is about the partiality problem for fitting attitude (FA) analyses of value. More specifically, it is about whether and how the problem might be resolved. In Chapter 1, I set the stage by offering a short introduction to the topic and a rationale for investigating it. READ MORE
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2. The Good, the Bad, and the Dead : An Essay on Well-Being and Death
Abstract : This book examines some central arguments in the debate about the value of death. The first main chapter, Chapter 2, begins with an introduction to the debate and a clarification of Epicureanism, i.e. the view that it is not bad to die. READ MORE
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3. Radioluminescence : A simple model for fluorescent layers
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to present a simple model for the radiation to light conversion processes in fluorescent layers as an aid in future developments and applications. Optimisation between sensitivity and spatial resolution for fluorescent layers in digital radiology is a delicate task where the extrinsic efficiency for various phosphors needs to be established for varying parameters. READ MORE
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4. Pricing capability development and its antecedents
Abstract : Previous studies have convincingly argued that firms’ ability to efficiently utilize their resources is linked to the effectiveness of their routines and resources for pricing. The ability to appropriate value and achieve a more efficient resource utilization relative to competitors through routines and resources for pricing has been named pricing capability. READ MORE
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5. Exploring the bits and pieces of curiosity : an information-theoretic approach to understanding what compels information-seeking
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the computational mechanisms that drive curiosity, the motivational state for learning for its own sake. Curiosity is operationalized as information-seeking behaviors and self-reported curiosity. READ MORE