Search for dissertations about: "metaethics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word metaethics.
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1. The Duality of Moral Language : On Hybrid Theories in Metaethics
Abstract : Moral language displays a characteristic duality. On the one hand, moral claims seem to be similar to descriptive claims: To say that an act is right (or wrong) seems to be a matter of making an assertion, thus indicating that the speaker has a moral belief about which she can be correct or mistaken. READ MORE
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2. Moved by Morality : An Essay on the Practicality of Moral Thought and Talk
Abstract : It is part of our everyday experience that there is a reliable connection between moral opinions and motivation. Thinking that an act is right (wrong) tends to be accompanied by motivation to (avoid to) perform the act in question. This is mirrored in moral talk. READ MORE
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3. Guiding Concepts : Essays on Normative Concepts, Knowledge, and Deliberation
Abstract : This thesis addresses a range of questions about normativity, broadly understood. Recurring themes include (i) the idea of normative ‘action-guidance’, and the connection between normativity and motivational states, (ii) the possibility of normative knowledge and its role in deliberation, and (iii) the question of whether (and if so, how) normative concepts can themselves be evaluated. READ MORE
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4. Narrative Ethics and Intuition of the Infinite: E. L. Doctorow´s Gnostic Hope for the Postmodern Era
Abstract : Abstract: Walker Bergström, Catharine. Narrative Ethics and Intuition of the Infinite: E. L. Doctorow s Gnostic Hope for the Postmodern Era, Department of English, University of Gothenburg, 2008. READ MORE
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5. The relevance of metaethics to ethics
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