Search for dissertations about: "theory of content"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 551 swedish dissertations containing the words theory of content.

2. 1. Communities of Judgment : Towards a Teleosemantic Theory of Moral Thought and Discourse

   Author : Karl Bergman; Sharon Rider; Andrew Reisner; Marc Artiga; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ruth Millikan; teleosemantics; biosemantics; content; descriptive content; meta-semantics; meta-ethics; cognitivism; non-cognitivism; moral objectivity; moral relativism; moral disagreement; moral psychology; evolution of morality; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This thesis offers a teleosemantic account of moral discourse and judgment. It develops a number of views about the function and content of moral judgments and the nature of moral discourse based on Ruth Millikan’s theory of intentional content and the functions of intentional attitudes. READ MORE

4. 2. Legal Interpretation and Standards of Proof : Essays in Philosophy of Law and Evidence Law Theory

   Author : Sebastián Reyes Molina; Sebastian Lutz; Jens Johansson; Verónica Rodríguez-Blanco; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; law; legal interpretation; evidence; legal evidence; proof; philosophy of law; legal theory; general jurisprudence; standards of proof; philosophy; legal reasoning; evidential reasoning; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This dissertation addresses the issues of the indeterminacy of law and judicial discretion in the decision of the quaestio facti. It is composed of four papers:In the first paper, I develop an account of legal indeterminacy called the ‘systemic indeterminacy’ thesis. READ MORE

5. 3. Shifting Shadows : Private Tutoring and the Formation of Education in Imperial, Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia

   Author : Tatiana Mikhaylova; Daniel Pettersson; Eva Forsberg; Stina Hallsén; Sonja Kosunen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; genealogy; private tutoring; shadow education; public-private; curriculum theory; governmentality; problematisation; history of Russian education; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to provide a genealogy of the relations between the public and the private in education. It does so by the exploring how public education and private tutoring form and transform each other and why they are seen as legitimate or problematic in different historical and cultural contexts. READ MORE

6. 4. The role of practical work in physics education in Lao PDR

   Author : Thongloon Vilaythong; Sune Pettersson; Oleg Popov; Bertil Sundqvist; Ogawa Masakata; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cultural-Historical Activity Theory; laboratory work; Laos; pendulum experiment; physics curriculum; physics education research; practical activities; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; didactics of physics; fysikdidaktik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to get a better understanding of the role of practical work in physics education in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The Lao PDR is one of least developed countries in the world with a weak base for science, and poor market opportunities for science graduates. READ MORE

7. 5. Investigating the persuasive impact of online textual content : A narrative theory approach

   Author : Mario Cassar; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Albert Caruana; Julie Guidry Moulard; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Online textual reviews; UGC; PGC; Narrative Paradigm Theory; Persuasion; Storytelling Narrative force; Narrative believability; Diction; Leximancer; Industrial Marketing; Industriell marknadsföring;

   Abstract : Higher levels of competition in online channels and the resulting information overload among customers is becoming an issue of increasing concern among marketers who seek to provide persuasive content. Past research has revealed that storytelling is an effective tool to achieve persuasion. READ MORE