Search for dissertations about: "right action"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words right action.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. Applying Utilitarianism. The problem of practical action-guidance : Att tillämpa utilitarismen. Problemet med praktisk handlingsvägledning

    Author : Jonas Gren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Act-utilitarianism; Action-guidance; Utilitarism > etik och moral; Beslutsfattande > psykologiska aspekter;

    Abstract : This dissertation addresses the question of whether act-utilitarianism (AU) can provide practical action-guidance. Traditionally, when approaching this question, utilitarians invoke the distinction between criteria of rightness and methods of decision-making. READ MORE

  5. 3. Falling Freely : Anselm of Canterbury on the Will

    Author : Tomas Ekenberg; Lilli Alanen; Mikko Yrjönsuuri; Calvin Normore; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; Anselm of Canterbury; will; choice; action; free will; determinism; metaphysics; ethics; evil; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy;

    Abstract : This thesis clarifies the concept of will in Anselm of Canterbury in the context of his overall theologico-philosophical project. The will is central to Anselm's understanding of freedom of choice (libertas arbitrii), which he defines as “the power to keep rightness of will”. READ MORE

  6. 4. Some Basic Issues in Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics

    Author : Frans Svensson; Sven Danielsson; Erik Carlson; Julia Annas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Philosophy; Aristotle; elitism; expressivism; neo-Aristotelian naturalism; right action; virtue ethics VE ; Filosofi; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : During the last three or four decades, a number of moral philosophers have moved in the direction of virtue ethics (VE). In this essay we begin by providing an outline of the main features of VE. It is argued that the basic normative requirement of VE is to aspire towards developing a morally virtuous character. READ MORE

  7. 5. Persuasive Prevention: Implementation of the AU Right of Intervention

    Author : Daniel Kuwali; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; AU human security architecture; treaty-based intervention; Article 4 h intervention; enforcement by consent; Responsibility to protect; humanitarian intervention; right to intervene; jus cogens crimes; persuasive prevention;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the scope and limits of Article 4(h) of the AU Act in order to generate new thinking on, and contribute a fresh legal approach to, the implementation of the AU’s right to intervene under Article 4(h). While Article 4(h) intervention can be construed as enforcement by consent, it is not clear whether the UN Charter provides for enforcement action by consent to be outside the purview of Article 53(1) of the UN Charter. READ MORE