Search for dissertations about: "subjectivism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word subjectivism.

  2. 1. Value Grounded on Attitudes. Subjectivism in Value Theory

    Author : Fritz-Anton Fritzson; Praktisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Subjectivism; objectivism; relativism; absolutism; value and attitudes; supervenience and constitutive ground of value; final value; intrinsic value; good and good for; motivational internalism; idealization; value projection; error and evaluative language;

    Abstract : The thesis examines a specific way of understanding the subjectivist position in value theory according to which subjectivism is the view that value is grounded on attitudes. It is argued that this should be seen as a second-order claim about the nature of value although with pluralistic implications on the substantial, first-order level. READ MORE

  4. 2. Constructive Systems Science - the Only Remaining Alternative?

    Author : Arne Kjellman; KTH; []
    Keywords : modelling; systems science; constructivism; subjectivism; philosophy of science modelling;

    Abstract : The opposition between the realists and the anti-realists isas old as Western science. The question as to whether the“furniture of the world”we call the“things”is to be considered real or not hasconsistently been at the forefront in the debates about scienceand philosophy. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Call for Scientific Purity : Axel Hägerström's Critique of Legal Science

    Author : Max Lyles; Claes Peterson; Marie Sandström; Heikki Pihlajamäki; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Legal history; Axel Hägerström 1868-1939 ; Uppsala School; Scandinavian Legal Realism; philosophy; anti-metaphysics; anti-subjectivism; legal philosophy; legal science; legal positivism; legal realism; Begriffsjurisprudenz; natural law; Sweden; Legal history; Rättshistoria; Historia; History;

    Abstract : The subject matter of this study forms an analysis of Axel Hägerström’s (1868-1939) theories of law and legal science - ideas that were formative both for the Uppsala School and Scandinavian Legal Realism. By means of a close analysis of Hägerström’s epistemology and ontology, the general principles of his theory of science have been outlined, especially the marked stance of anti-metaphysics (anti-subjectivism), the logical notion of reality, and the application of conceptual analyses. READ MORE

  6. 4. Capabilities for frequent innovation : Managing the early project phases in the pharmaceutical R&D process

    Author : Thomas Biedenbach; Nils Wåhlin; Ralf Müller; Nathalie Drouin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Project management research; early project phases; dynamic capabilities; project capabilities; multi-project capabilities; pharmaceutical innovation; hypercompetition; R D;

    Abstract : Despite their recognized significance for project success and innovation, the management of the early project phases is still an under-researched area in project management. For organizations to secure a continuous stream of innovation, the utilization of capabilities is crucial for managing the early phases of R&D projects. READ MORE

  7. 5. Reasons and Normativity

    Author : Jakob Green Werkmäster; Praktisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : Normative reasons are of constant importance to us as agents trying to navigate through life. For this reason it is natural and vital to ask philosophical questions about reasons and the normative realm. This thesis explores various issues concerning reasons and normativity. READ MORE