Search for dissertations about: "incomparability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word incomparability.

  2. 1. Essays on value, preference and freedom

    Author : Johan E. Gustafsson; Sven Ove Hansson; Martin Peterson; John Cantwell; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; preference relations; value relations; rationality constraints; incomparability; the small-improvement argument; freedom of choice; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : Essay I develops a new framework for preference relations, that makes further preference relations beyond the trichotomy of preference, dispreference and indifference conceptually possible. The new framework models relations in terms of swaps, which are conceived of as transfers from one alternative state to another. READ MORE

  4. 2. How It All Relates : Exploring the Space of Value Comparisons

    Author : Henrik Andersson; Praktisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; värderelationer; vaghet; paritet; ojämförbarhet; värdejämförelser; svåra jämförelser; transitivitet; kollapsprincipen; Value relations; vagueness; parity; incomparability; incommensurability; indeterminacy; value comparisons; hard cases of comparison; transitivity; the collapsing principle;

    Abstract : This thesis explores whether the three standard value relations, “better than”, “worse than” and “equally as good”, exhaust the possibilities in which things can relate with respect to their value. Or more precisely, whether there are examples in which one of these relations is not instantiated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Comparing values : essays on comparability, transitivity, and vagueness

    Author : Nicolas Espinoza; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : The primary aim of this thesis is to examine some of the arguments that have been leveled against the idea that all value bearing entities are comparable. A secondary aim is to investigate some putative properties of the relation ‘better than', especially transitivity and (to some degree) vagueness. READ MORE

  6. 4. Incomparable risks, values and preferences

    Author : Nicolas Espinoza; Martin Peterson; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : Abstract. Consistent valuation and societal prioritization of risks presupposes comparability among risks, that is, in order to rank risks in order of severity, and allocate risk preventative resources accordingly, we must be able to determine whether one risk is better or worse than another, and by how much. READ MORE

  7. 5. Health Information Systems Evaluation

    Author : Shahryar Eivazzadeh; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : BackgroundHealth information systems have emerged as a major component in our response to the trends of rising demands in health care. The insight being gained from the evaluation of those systems can critically influence the shaping of the response. READ MORE