Search for dissertations about: "normative reason"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words normative reason.
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11. Conflicting values - everyday ethical and leadership challenges related to care in combat zones within a military organization
Abstract : Introduction: Licensed medical personnel (henceforth LMP) experience ethical problems related to undertaking care duties in combat zones. When employed in the Armed Forces they are always under the command of tactical officers (henceforth TOs). READ MORE
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12. The Way Brands Work: Consumers' understanding of the creation and usage of brands
Abstract : During the recent years the concept or phenomenon of brands and the importance ascribed to them by the traditional marketing discourse seems to have spread to the every day discourse of ordinary consumers. Consumers are therefore thought to posses some kind understanding of how brands as a phenomenon work. READ MORE
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13. International Environmental Law and the Search for Harmony with Nature: A Critical Inquiry into the Metaphysical Underpinnings of the Legal Discourse on Environmental Protection
Abstract : For some time now, the world in general and international law in particular have witnessed one and the same widespread call for action. Both public and private interests claim that present-day standards and technology have proven insufficient for saving the natural environment. READ MORE
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14. Informative Paternalism. Case studies in the ethics of promoting and predicting health
Abstract : This dissertation deals with the ethical conflict between promoting health and respecting the individual's right to self-determination. An action which is performed with the intention of benefiting the recipient but without his informed consent is defined as paternalistic. READ MORE
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15. Some Basic Issues in Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Abstract : During the last three or four decades, a number of moral philosophers have moved in the direction of virtue ethics (VE). In this essay we begin by providing an outline of the main features of VE. It is argued that the basic normative requirement of VE is to aspire towards developing a morally virtuous character. READ MORE