Search for dissertations about: "reflective equilibrium"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words reflective equilibrium.
-
1. Reflective equilibrium : an essay in moral epistemology
University dissertation from Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell InternationalAbstract : In recent literature conceming the possibility of moral knowledge, it has been popular to apply coherentist accounts of epistemic justification to moral beliefs. This strategy is commonly associated with the notion of "reflective equilibrium" since the introductionof this term by John Rawls. READ MORE
-
2. Judgements in Equilibrium? : An Ethical Analysis of Environmental Impacts Assessment
University dissertation from Linköping : Linköpings universitetAbstract : Since the end of the 1960s the questions of what duties current generations owe towards future generations and what duties human beings owe towards natural entities have been increasingly discussed within ethics. A new subdiscipline - environmental ethics - has emerged that especially focuses on these moral issues. READ MORE
-
3. Justice among Us : A Philosophical Analysis of Michael Walzer’s Theory of Justice
University dissertation from Linköping : Linköpings universitetAbstract : The American philosopher Michael Walzer has been regarded as one of the most influential theorists in the field of distributive justice since the publication of Spheres of Justice in 1983. However, despite the popularity, his theory is often misunderstood or said to suffer from serious shortcomings. READ MORE
-
4. Forces by Which We Live Religion and Religious Experience from the Perspective of a Pragmatic Philosophical Anthropology
University dissertation from Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell InternationalAbstract : This study argues that a pragmatic conception of religion would enable philosophers to make important contributions to our ability to handle concrete problems involving religion. The term 'philosophical anthropology', referring to different interpretative frameworks, which philosophers draw on to develop conceptions of human phenomena, is introduced. READ MORE
-
5. Characterising Needs in Health Care Priority Setting
University dissertation from Linköping : Linköping University Electronic PressAbstract : The focus of this thesis is needs in the context of health care priority setting. The notion of needs has a strong standing in health care policy; however, how the idea should be understood more specifically and how it should guide decisions about priority setting remain contentious issues. READ MORE
