Search for dissertations about: "normative reasoning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words normative reasoning.

  2. 1. Norms and Alternatives : Logical Aspects of Normative Reasoning

    Author : Karl Nygren; Valentin Goranko; Dag Westerståhl; Ivano Ciardelli; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; alternative semantics; norms; normative systems; deontic logic; modal logic; inquisitive semantics; inquisitive logic; semantics of questions; disjunction; free choice; obligation; permission; action; normative reasoning; ignorance; axiomatic system; completeness; Philosophy; filosofi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I develop and investigate various novel semantic frameworks for deontic logic. Deontic logic concerns the logical aspects of normative reasoning. In particular, it concerns reasoning about what is required, allowed and forbidden. I focus on two main issues: free-choice reasoning and the role of norms in deontic logic. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ethical and normative reasoning on climate change : Conceptions and solutions among students in a Chinese context

    Author : Li Sternäng; Cecilia Lundholm; Ola Halldén; Alan Reid; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative framework; climate change; conception; contextualization; decision making; economic development; environmental education; intentional analysis; learning; meaning making; moral reasoning; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Previous research in environmental education and learning has mainly concerned students’ understanding of natural scientific knowledge, whereas research on the influence of other knowledge in learning environmental issues is marginal. Also, the interest in most studies investigating students’ natural scientific knowledge has been to capture constraints in students’ understanding, hence investigations of students’ meaning making are rare. READ MORE

  5. 3. Reasoning by Analogy - A Study on Analogy-Based Arguments in Law

    Author : David Reidhav; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reasoning by analogy; legal argumentation; legal methodology; formal justice; stare decisis; precedent; analogy; proportional analogy; similarity; dimensional property; comparative similarity; arguments from analogy; closure rule; jurisprudence; allmän rättslära;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation is a study on analogy-based arguments in law. Its overarching aim is to clarify reasoning by analogy in law. A model is proposed for analyzing and assessing arguments from analogy in law. READ MORE

  6. 4. Is it safe? safety factor reasoning in policy-making under uncertainty

    Author : Jonas Clausen Mork; John Cantwell; Stig Andur Pedersen; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; safety factor; uncertainty factor; uncertainty function; uncertainty; rationality; policy; decision; science; risk; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the practice of using safety factors in decision-making under uncertainty, in particular in the areas of toxicology and civil engineering. The aim is to expose and clarify some of the philosophical issues surrounding the practice. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Role of High-Level Reasoning and Rule-Based Representations in the Inverse Base-Rate Effect

    Author : Pia Wennerholm; Koen Lamberts; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; inverse base-rate effect; rationality; human knowledge representations; exemplar-based models of categorization; eliminative inference; inference rules; rapid attention shifts; associations; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The inverse base-rate effect is the observation that on certain occasions people classify new objects as belonging to rare base-rate categories rather than common ones (e.g., D. L. READ MORE