Sökning: "Paul Needham"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Paul Needham.

1. 1. Deflating selection : On the interpretation and application of evolutionary theory

   Författare :Björn Brunnander; Sören Häggqvist; Paul Needham; Denis Walsh; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ambiguity; causal factor; drift; evolutionary theory; force; function; intentional psychology; interpretation; multiple realisation; natural selection; philosophical method; pre-theoretical influence; redundancy; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : Although the theory of evolution is well-established it nevertheless presents us with a few unresolved matters of interpretation. One key task is to get clear about what exactly one should take the term 'natural selection' to denote. LÄS MER

3. 2. Extensions of Deontic Logic : An Investigation into some Multi-Modal Systems

   Författare :Daniel Rönnedal; Paul Needham; Lennart Åqvist; Allard Tamminga; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Deontic logic; Modal logic; Dyadic deontic logic; Semantic tableau; Conditional obligation; Commitment; Counterfactuals; Multi-modal logic; Bimodal logic; Temporal logic; T x W logic; Ought-implies-can; The means-end principle; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : Deontic logic is a branch of logic that deals with normative concepts, propositions, arguments and systems. The main purpose of this compilation thesis is to investigate how deontic logic can be extended in a number of ways. We consider several multimodal systems, i.e. LÄS MER