Search for dissertations about: "final value"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 312 swedish dissertations containing the words final value.

2. 1. Value, Fittingness and Partiality : On the Partiality Problem for Fitting Attitude Analyses of Value

   Author : Nils Sylvan; Jonas Olson; Krister Bykvist; Graham Oddie; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; value; final value; value simpliciter; fittingness; fitting attitudes; fitting attitude analyses of value; FA account; partiality; partiality problem; distance problem; Michael Zimmerman; A. C. Ewing; Jonas Olson; Noah Lemos; Graham Oddie; Philosophy; filosofi;

   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

4. 2. Value Grounded on Attitudes. Subjectivism in Value Theory

   Author : Fritz-Anton Fritzson; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Subjectivism; objectivism; relativism; absolutism; value and attitudes; supervenience and constitutive ground of value; final value; intrinsic value; good and good for; motivational internalism; idealization; value projection; error and evaluative language;

   Abstract : The thesis examines a specific way of understanding the subjectivist position in value theory according to which subjectivism is the view that value is grounded on attitudes. It is argued that this should be seen as a second-order claim about the nature of value although with pluralistic implications on the substantial, first-order level. READ MORE

5. 3. Human Value Structure and Emotions

   Author : William Montgomery; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value structure; emotions; circumplex structure; multivariate statistical methods;

   Abstract : In this dissertation Shalom Schwartz’ theory of the structure of basic human values is developed. A partially new structure is proposed consisting of pairs of contrastive values (Security – Courage, Manage by yourself – Get help, Adaptation – Own will, and Prioritize yourself – Prioritize others) and non-contrastive values (Happiness, Meaningfulness, Love, Enjoyment, Respect, Deeper understanding of the world, Achievement, and Health). READ MORE

6. 4. The moral status of nature : reasons to care for the natural world

   Author : Lars Samuelsson; Roger Fjellström; Johan Brännmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental ethics; ecocentrism; reasons; reason for action; normative reason; moral status; moral standing; moral considerability; final value; intrinsic value; biocentrism; nature-considerism; nature; nature as a whole; the natural world; complexity; indispensability; interests; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

   Abstract : The subject-matter of this essay is the moral status of nature. This subject is dealt with in terms of normative reasons. The main question is if there are direct normative reasons to care for nature in addition to the numerous indirect normative reasons that there are for doing so. READ MORE

7. 5. Firms in Global Value Chains : An Analysis of the Determinants and Effects of the Changing Location of International Production

   Author : Trudy-Ann Stone; Charlie Karlsson; Philippe Rouchy; Quoreshi Shahid; Bengtsson Lars; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Global value chains; outsourcing; offshoring; technical efficiency; multinational firms; imports; exports; financial crisis; institutions;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the globalization of production, a salient feature of the modern economy. The development of international outsourcing as a widespread business practice and the simultaneous decrease in trade and transport costs have contributed to the growth of a phenomenon known as global value chains. READ MORE