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Hittade 4 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.

  1. 1. Changing preferences : A study in preferentialism

    Författare :Krister Bykvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; preference utilitarianism; preferences; consequentialism; intrinsic value; timepartiality; contingent preferences; population ethics; actualism; Filosofi; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with preferentialism, a family of theories claiming that moral considerationsshould be based entirely on preferences. The emphasis is on preference utilitarianism,according to which preferences determine the values of outcomes and these values determinewhat we should do. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Victims of War

    Författare :Lisa Hecht; Helen Frowe; Krister Bykvist; Victor Tadros; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ethics of war; rights; harm; victimhood; complicity; risk; provocation; compensation; filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : In my thesis, I explore the moral status of different types of agents who suffer harm. I seek to determine whether these agents are victims of wrongful harm, that is, whether they had a right not to suffer harm. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On the possibility of limited weighing of lives

    Författare :Daniel Ramöller; Gustaf Arrhenius; Krister Bykvist; Hilary Greaves; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aggregation; Axiology; Deontic Morality; Distribution; Ethics; Impartiality; Morality; Social Choice; Trade-offs; Values; Welfare; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis discusses the possibility of limited moral trade-offs between different people’s welfare. In chapter 2, I introduce the two central limited trade-off conditions. First, according to minimal infinite superiority, significantly benefiting one person matters more than slightly benefiting each of any number of better-off people. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Value, Fittingness and Partiality : On the Partiality Problem for Fitting Attitude Analyses of Value

    Författare :Nils Sylvan; Jonas Olson; Krister Bykvist; Graham Oddie; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; value; final value; value simpliciter; fittingness; fitting attitudes; fitting attitude analyses of value; FA account; partiality; partiality problem; distance problem; Michael Zimmerman; A. C. Ewing; Jonas Olson; Noah Lemos; Graham Oddie; Philosophy; filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about the partiality problem for fitting attitude (FA) analyses of value. More specifically, it is about whether and how the problem might be resolved. In Chapter 1, I set the stage by offering a short introduction to the topic and a rationale for investigating it. LÄS MER