Sökning: "Filosofiämnen"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 64 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Filosofiämnen.

  1. 11. Incomparable risks, values and preferences

    Författare :Nicolas Espinoza; Martin Peterson; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract. Consistent valuation and societal prioritization of risks presupposes comparability among risks, that is, in order to rank risks in order of severity, and allocate risk preventative resources accordingly, we must be able to determine whether one risk is better or worse than another, and by how much. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Anti-paternalism

    Författare :Kalle Grill; Sven Ove Hansson; Torbjörn Tännsjö; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; paternalism; anti-paternalism; private sphere; self-regarding; harm principle; interference; reasons; actions; reason-actions; epistemic paternalism; public health; withholding of information; uncertain information; MCS multiple chemical sensitivity .; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This is a thesis about anti-paternalism – the liberal doctrine that we may not interfere with a person’s liberty for her own good. Empirical circumstances and moral values may certainly give us reason to avoid benevolent interference. Anti-paternalism as a normative doctrine should, however, be rejected. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Essays on value, preference and freedom

    Författare :Johan E. Gustafsson; Sven Ove Hansson; Martin Peterson; John Cantwell; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; preference relations; value relations; rationality constraints; incomparability; the small-improvement argument; freedom of choice; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I develops a new framework for preference relations, that makes further preference relations beyond the trichotomy of preference, dispreference and indifference conceptually possible. The new framework models relations in terms of swaps, which are conceived of as transfers from one alternative state to another. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Preference and Choice

    Författare :Johan E. Gustafsson; Sven Ove Hansson; Campbell Brown; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  7. 15. Konsten att uppfinna hjulet två gånger : om uppfinnandets teknik och estetik

    Författare :Karin Havemose; Bo Göranzon; Lena Fritzén; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Invention; innovation; reflective practice; analogical thinking; dialogue; tacit knowledge; epistemology; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Industrial engineering and economy;

    Sammanfattning : “There is no need to reinvent the wheel” – a cliché, often told when you want to come up with something new that in someway can be connected to something that already exist. This study shows the opposite – that inventions emanate from what is given. LÄS MER