Sökning: "Universal Morality"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden Universal Morality.
1. En moral för hela världen? : en analys av Hans Küngs Projekt Weltethos
Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyzes the work on universal morality by the Swiss theologian Hans Küng. According to Küng, a universal morality can be formed out of the world's religions that can reconcile ideological, cultural and religious differences. LÄS MER
2. Justice among Us : A Philosophical Analysis of Michael Walzer’s Theory of Justice
Sammanfattning : The American philosopher Michael Walzer has been regarded as one of the most influential theorists in the field of distributive justice since the publication of Spheres of Justice in 1983. However, despite the popularity, his theory is often misunderstood or said to suffer from serious shortcomings. LÄS MER
3. The code of Concord : Emerson's search for universal laws
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this work is to detect a pattern: the concordance of Ethics and Aesthetics, Poetics and Politics in the most influential American thinker of the nineteenth century. It is an attempt to trace a basic concept of the Emersonian transcendentalist doctrine, its development, its philosophical meaning and practical implications. LÄS MER
4. Rationality and Cultural Understanding
Sammanfattning : In this dissertation I criticize a common conception of rationality prevalent in analytic philosophy. Rationality is here often seen as a purely cognitive, inner phenomenon which is static and universal, detached from any moral or cultural aspects of human life. LÄS MER
5. Bioethics Across Borders : An African Perspective
Sammanfattning : Bioethics deals with the ethical problems arising from the developments in life sciences and biotechnologies. Western autonomy-based philosophical framework has dominated the approach of mainstream Bioethics. LÄS MER
