Search for dissertations about: "philosophy of numbers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words philosophy of numbers.
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1. Psychological phenomena and first-person perspectives : critical discussions of some arguments in philosophy of mind
Abstract : The topic of this thesis is how different phenomena, commonly regarded as "psychological" or "mental", are or can be apprehended in the first person. The aim is to show that a number of influential texts of contemporary philosophy display a particular type of oversight on this topic. READ MORE
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2. Environmentally relevant chemical disruptors of oxidative phosphorylation in Baltic Sea biota : Exposure and toxic potentials
Abstract : This thesis focuses on toxicity and occurrence of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) in Baltic Sea biota. The aims were to assess OH-PBDEs potency for disruption of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and determine their and related compounds exposure in Baltic blue mussel, herring and long-tailed duck. READ MORE
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3. Duties to Past Persons : Moral Standing and Posthumous Interests of Old Human Remains
Abstract : Genetic research has increasing power to analyse old biological remains. Biological traces of well-known historical persons can reveal personal information. The aim of this thesis is to investigate ethical concerns for the dead, within the biological, historical and archaeological sciences. READ MORE
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4. Democracy and the Common Good : A Study of the Weighted Majority Rule
Abstract : In this study I analyse the performance of a democratic decision-making rule: the weighted majority rule. It assigns to each voter a number of votes that is proportional to her stakes in the decision. READ MORE
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5. On the Logic of Theory Change : Extending the AGM Model
Abstract : This thesis consists in six articles and a comprehensive summary. • The pourpose of the summary is to introduce the AGM theory of belief change and to exemplify the diversity and significance of the research that has been inspired by the AGM article in the last 25 years. READ MORE