Search for dissertations about: "the highest good"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 367 swedish dissertations containing the words the highest good.
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1. Inner strength among the oldest old : a good aging
Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to describe, explore and illuminate inner strength among the oldest old. The thesis has a salutogenic perspective where strengths and health are in the foreground instead of weakness and ill health. The thesis is part of The Umeå 85+ study and comprises four studies with both quantitative and qualitative data. READ MORE
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2. Morality and the Pursuit of Happiness : A Study in Kantian Ethics
Abstract : This work seeks to develop a Kantian ethical theory in terms of a general ontology of values and norms together with a metaphysics of the person that makes sense of this ontology. It takes as its starting point Kant’s assertion that a good will is the only thing that has an unconditioned value and his accompanying view that the highest good consists in virtue and happiness in proportion to virtue. READ MORE
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3. Good work for dentists : ideal and reality for female unpromoted general practice dentists in a region of Sweden
Abstract : Kvinnliga obefordrade allmäntandläkare i Folktandvården utgör cirka en fjärdedel av alla yrkesverksamma tandläkare i Sverige. Enligt många rapporter har denna grupp en besvärlig psykosocial arbetssituation. READ MORE
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4. Suicide in the Baltic countries and in the former republics of the USSR
Abstract : Background: Suicide was a prohibited topic in the former USSR. During Gorbachev's perestroika data on suicide mortality were released in 1989, for the first time in the history of the USSR. The USSR then consisted of 15 republics, forming culturally, geographically and historically disparate regions. READ MORE
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5. Cobalt in the hard metal production industry : exposure via inhalation and skin and the inflammatory response in human keratinocytes
Abstract : Cobalt is a strong sensitizer and can cause contact allergy upon both direct contact or from airborne exposure on the skin. In the skin, keratinocytes are the first cells to come in contact with the metal and will react and respond to the danger by triggering an alarm system resulting in an inflammatory response in the skin. READ MORE