Search for dissertations about: "praktisk filosofi"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 78 swedish dissertations containing the words praktisk filosofi.

  2. 11. The Logical Structure of the Moral Concepts : An Essay in Propositional Deontic Logic

    Author : Karl Pettersson; Erik Carlson; Kent Hurtig; Sven Ove Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; deontic logic; standard deontic logic SDL ; deontic paradoxes; non-Kripkean modal logic; moral dilemmas; supererogation; Hector-Neri Castañeda; practitions; dyadic deontic logic; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the main focus is on deontic logic as a tool for formal representation of moral reasoning in natural language. The simple standard system of deontic logic (SDL), i.e. READ MORE

  4. 12. Hedonistic Act Utilitarianism : Action Guidance and Moral Intuitions

    Author : Simon Rosenqvist; Folke Tersman; Jens Johansson; Ben Eggleston; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; hedonistic act utilitarianism; consequentialism; action guidance; moral intuitions; hedonism; thought experiments; ignorance; imagination; morality; normativity; ethics; moral theory; normative ethics; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : According to hedonistic act utilitarianism, an act is morally right if and only if, and because, it produces at least as much pleasure minus pain as any alternative act available to the agent. This dissertation gives a partial defense of utilitarianism against two types of objections: action guidance objections and intuitive objections. READ MORE

  5. 13. Libertarianism and Potential Agents : A Libertarian View of the Moral Rights of Foetuses and Children

    Author : Anna-Karin Andersson; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Gunnar Björnsson; Hillel Steiner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; abortion; active passive; intention foresight; libertarianism; negative rights; positive rights; potential agents; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : This essay advances a libertarian theory of moral rights, which responds effectively to some serious objections that have been raised against libertarianism. I show how libertarianism can explain children’s rights to certain physical integrity and aid. READ MORE

  6. 14. Future generations : A challenge for moral theory

    Author : Gustaf Arrhenius; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; future generations; population theory; population ethics; axiology; welfare; moral theory; social choice theory; impossibility theorems; Filosofi; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : For the last thirty years or so, there has been a search underway for a theory that canaccommodate our intuitions in regard to moral duties to future generations. The object ofthis search has proved surprisingly elusive. The classical moral theories in the literature allhave perplexing implications in this area. READ MORE

  7. 15. Reasons for All Seasons : An Outline of Rationalist View of Moral Concepts

    Author : Tomasz Pol; Ingmar Persson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; moral concepts; the Reconciliation Problem; ethical rationalism; rational requirements; reflective agency; the Aristokantian proposal; generic deontic rules; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide an adequate view of moral concepts. The major obstacle that stands in the way of providing such a view is the problem of combining two general features of moral judgments that seem to be constitutive of their meaning, namely objectivity and practical significance. READ MORE