Search for dissertations about: "philosophical analysis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 96 swedish dissertations containing the words philosophical analysis.

  2. 11. Metaethical Relativism: Against the Single Analysis Assumption

    Author : Ragnar Francén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moral relativism; metaethical relativism; speaker relativism; appraiser;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the plausibility of metaethical relativism, or more specifically, what I call “moral truth-value relativism”: the idea that the truth of a moral statement or belief depends on who utters or has it, or who assesses it. According to the most prevalent variants of this view in philosophical literature – “standard relativism” – the truth-values are relative to people’s moralities, often understood as some subset of their affective or desire- like attitudes. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Concepts of Health, Well-being and Welfare as Applied to Animals : A Philosophical Analysis of the Concepts with the Regard to the Differences Between Animals

    Author : Henrik Lerner; Lennart Nordenfelt; Stefan Gunnarsson; David Fraser; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Concept; concept formation; welfare; definition; health; legislation; natural behaviour; role for animals; science of animal health and welfare; veterinary medicine; well-being; begrepp; begreppsbildning; definition; djurs roller; hälsa; lagstiftning; naturligt beteende; veterinärmedicin; välbefinnande; välfärd; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : This thesis is an analysis of the use and definition of the concepts health, well-being and welfare within the field called “the science of animal health and welfare”. The materials used are a literature survey of the field, qualitative interviews with Swedish veterinary surgeons and a study of the concepts in legislation concerning animals in England, Germany and Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 13. Vélomobility - A critical analysis of planning and space

    Author : Till Koglin; Institutionen för teknik och samhälle; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Vélomobility; mobility; planning; space; power relations; urban cycling;

    Abstract : The purpose of this doctoral study is to bring a spatial dimension into the research on urban mobilities and connect the spatial dimension to the marginalisation of cyclists in urban space. This is been done by exploring the role of urban bicycling and transport planning. READ MORE

  6. 14. Inner Experience : An Analysis of Scientific Experience in Early Modern Germany

    Author : Andreas Rydberg; Mats Persson; Torbjörn Gustafsson Chorell; Kristiina Savin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; scientific experience; inner experience; inner senses; living experience; psychometrics; psychological experiments; cultura animi; spiritual exercise; meditation; aesthetics; Pietism; Enlightenment; Christian Wolff; Hermann Francke; Alexander Baumgarten; Georg Ernst Stahl; Friedrich Hoffmann; History of Sciences and Ideas; Idé- och lärdomshistoria;

    Abstract : In the last decades a number of studies have shed light on early modern scientific experience. While some of these studies have focused on how new facts were forced out of nature in so-called experimental situations, others have charted long-term transformations. READ MORE

  7. 15. Cautiously utopian goals : Philosophical analyses of climate change objectives and sustainability targets

    Author : Patrik Baard; Sven Ove Hansson; Karin Edvardsson Björnberg; Armin Grunwald; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sustainability; climate change; environmental philosophy; climate ethics; goals; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the framework within which long-term goals are set and subsequently achieved or approached is analyzed. Sustainable development and climate change are areas in which goals have tobe set despite uncertainties. READ MORE