Sökning: "fictionalism"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet fictionalism.

1. 1. Mistaken morality? : an essay on moral error theory

   Författare :Emma Beckman; Gunnar Björnsson; Bart Streumer; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moral error theory; Mackie; Joyce; Olson; normative institution; fictionalism; normative error theory; epistemic error theory; irreducible normativity; abolitionism; conservationism; propagandism;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores arguments and questions related to moral error theory – the idea that morality inevitably involves a fundamental and serious error such that moral judgments and statements never come out true. It is suggested that the truth of error theory remains a non-negligible possibility, and that we for this reason should take a version of moral fictionalism seriously. LÄS MER

3. 2. Objects and objectivity : Alternatives to mathematical realism

   Författare :Ebba Gullberg; Sten Lindström; John Cantwell; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy of mathematics; mathematical realism; ontological realism; semantic realism; platonism; the semantic argument; the indispensability argument; the non-uniqueness problem; Benacerraf s dilemma; the irrelevance challenge; Field; Carnap; Balaguer; Yablo; the internal external distinction; fictionalism; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is centered around a set of apparently conflicting intuitions that we may have about mathematics. On the one hand, we are inclined to believe that the theorems of mathematics are true. LÄS MER

4. 3. The multifaceted role of imagination in science and religion : A critical examination of its epistemic, creative and meaning-making functions

   Författare :Ingrid Malm Lindberg; Mikael Stenmark; Ulf Zackariasson; Yiftach Fehige; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Imagination; science and religion; creativity; models; metaphors; analogies; thought experiments; aspect perception; rituals; doxasticism; non-doxasticism; fictionalism; interactivism; Philosophy of Religion; Religionsfilosofi;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to examine critically and discuss the role of imagination in science and religion, with particular emphasis on its possible epistemic, creative, and meaning-making functions. In order to answer my research questions, I apply theories and concepts from contemporary philosophy of mind on scientific and religious practices. LÄS MER

5. 4. Beyond Belief : On the Nature and Rationality of Agnostic Religion

   Författare :Carl-Johan Palmqvist; Teoretisk filosofi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Agnosticism; Non-Doxastic Religion; Religious Fictionalism; Natural Theology; Religion and Rationality; Faith; Hope;

   Sammanfattning : AbstractIt is standardly assumed that a religious commitment needs to be based upon religious belief, if it is to be rationally acceptable. In this thesis, that assumption is rejected. I argue for the feasibility of belief-less religion, with a focus on the approach commonly known as “non-doxasticism”. LÄS MER

7. 5. Tvinga verkligheten till innebörd : studier i Kjell Espmarks lyrik fram till och med Sent i Sverige

   Författare :Daniel Sandström; Litteraturvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Allmän och jämförande litteratur; literary theory; literature criticism; General and comparative literature; tradition; alienation; Gunnar Ekelöf; Epiphany; symbolism; T.S Eliot; post-War poetry; existentialism; litteraturkritik; litteraturteori; Scandinavian languages and literature; Nordiska språk språk och litteratur ;

   Sammanfattning : Since his1956 début Kjell Espmark (b. 1930) has played a seminal part in Swedish post-War literature as both a poet and a novelist, and as an academic. To this date Espmark has written a dozen books of poetry, several novels, and has published highly influential works on Modernist poetry. LÄS MER