Search for dissertations about: "moral pluralism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words moral pluralism.

2. 1. Pluralism and unity in education : on education for democratic citizenship and personal autonomy in a pluralist society

   Author : Joachim Rosenquist; Tomas Englund; Klas Roth; Walter Feinberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; pluralism; democratic education; citizenship education; children s rights; autonomy-promotion; school choice; deliberative democracy; political philosophy; educational philosophy; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : The overarching theme of this thesis concerns the possibility of balancing the values of unity and pluralism in education in developed nation states characterized by an increasing pluralism when it comes to the beliefs and values of its citizens. The author suggests that democracy has a normative basis in the principle of reciprocity which can be supported in an overlapping consensus by reasonable persons who differ in their moral, religious and philosophical beliefs. READ MORE

4. 2. Behaving as a Christ‐Believer : A Cognitive Perspective on Identity and Behavior Norms in Ephesians

   Author : Rikard Roitto; Håkan Ulfgard; Bengt Holmberg; Petri Luomanen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Ephesians; norms; behavior norms; morality; social identity; social identity theory; social cognition; attribution; cognitive science; New Testament exegesis; Efesierbrevet; normer; beteendenormer; moral; social identitet; social identitetsteori; social kognition; attribution; kognitionsvetenskap; Nya testamentets exegetik; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This study contributes to the understanding of how first century Christ-believers, particularly those who shared the imagination of Ephesians, experienced the relation between their social identity as Christ-believers and behavior norms. In order to understand this, a number of theories from the cognitive sciences are used in combination with historical-critical methods. READ MORE

5. 3. Bioethics Across Borders : An African Perspective

   Author : Chikezie Onuoha; Carl-Henric Grenholm; Werner Wolbert; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Ethics; bioethics; pluralism; common morality; ethics; Beauchamp; Childress; Engelhardt; Kekes; Igbo; Africa; culture; worldview; solidarity; community; illness; medical care; Etik; Etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : Bioethics deals with the ethical problems arising from the developments in life sciences and biotechnologies. Western autonomy-based philosophical framework has dominated the approach of mainstream Bioethics. READ MORE

6. 4. Guiding Concepts : Essays on Normative Concepts, Knowledge, and Deliberation

   Author : Olle Risberg; Erik Carlson; Andrew Reisner; Wlodek Rabinowicz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; action-guidance; adherence; all things considered ought; alternative normative concepts; conceptual engineering; debunking; deliberation; disagreement; epistemic pluralism; epistemology; ethics; external world skepticism; idealization; metaethics; meta-skepticism; moral skepticism; normativity; ought; reasons; response-dependence; uncertainty; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   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

7. 5. Globalization, Justice, and Communication : A Critical Study of Global Ethics

   Author : Jenny Ehnberg; Elena Namli; Carl-Henric Grenholm; Tina Beattie; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; global ethics; globalization; ethical theory; normative ethics; human rights; global justice; discourse ethics; universalism; contextualism; moral pluralism; communication; capabilities approach; M.C Nussbaum; S. Benhabib; D. Hollenbach; W. Schweiker; Etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to seek to an answer to the question of what constitutes a tenable model for global ethics. This is done in part by a critical engagement with four different models of global ethics; two proposals from political philosophy and two contributions from theological ethics. READ MORE