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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 64 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Filosofiämnen.

1. 16. Trust, risk and vulnerability : towards a philosophy of risk communication

   Författare :Madeleine Hayenhjelm; Sven Ove Hansson; Ingar Brinck; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk communication; two-way communication; democratic approach; equality; asymmetry; vulnerability; trust; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is a philosophical contribution to the theories on risk communication. The topic of risk communication is approached from several different angles, but with a normative focus on equality and vulnerability. Essay I is a comment on risk perception theory and the psychometric model in particular. LÄS MER

3. 17. Trusting and Taking Risks : a Philosophical Inquiry

   Författare :Madeleine Hayenhjelm; Sven Ove Hansson; Johannes Persson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; beliefs; comfortable defocusing; disposition; power; public trust; risk; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a philosophical contribution to the theories on trust and on risk communication. The importance of trust in risk communication has been argued for and empirically studied since the 80s. However, there is little agreement on the notion of trust and the precise function of trust. LÄS MER

4. 18. Reading fleck : Questions on philosophy and science

   Författare :Eva Hedfors; Sven Ove Hansson; Germund Hesslow; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ludwik Fleck; Wassermann reaction; Informed consent; Buchenwald studies; Human experimentation; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis is based on a scientifically-informed, contextualized and historicized reading of Ludwik Fleck. In addition to his monograph, the material studied includes his additional philosophical writings, his internationally-published scientific articles and two, thus-far-unstudied postwar Polish papers related to his Buchenwald experiences. LÄS MER

5. 19. The reading of Ludwig Fleck sources and context

   Författare :Eva Hedfors; Sven Ove Hansson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ludwig Fleck; Wassermann reaction; thought style; Denkstil; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis is based on a scientifically informed reading of Fleck. In addition to the monograph, the material includes his additional philosophical writings and also his internationally published scientific articles. The sources provided by Fleck have been traced back to the time of their origin. LÄS MER

7. 20. Values, Norms & Ideology in Mainstream Economics

   Författare :Gert Helgesson; Karsten Klint Jensen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; economics; efficiency; equilibrium; extrascientific; ideology; ideologically relevant; implicit; intrascientific; model; neoclassical; norm; preference; stability; valuation; value-free; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : Is economics a value-free science? Defenders of the view that it is admit that there have been failures to keep valuations and norms out but claim that economics is nevertheless essentially value-free. Critics, on the other hand, claim that economics is not and cannot be value-free. LÄS MER