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  1. 1. Practical Perspective Compatibilism

    Detta är en avhandling från Stockholm : Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis

    Författare :Sofia Jeppsson; Gunnar Björnsson; Ragnar Ohlsson; Derk Pereboom; [2012]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Free will; moral responsibility; moral agency; compatibilism; incompatibilism; determinism; the practical perspective; practical freedom; Fri vilja; moraliskt ansvar; moraliskt agentskap; kompatibilism; inkompatibilism; determinism; det praktiska perspektivet; praktisk frihet; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : In this dissertation, I argue for what I call “practical perspective compatibilism”. According to this thesis, an agent with practical freedom is sufficiently free to be a moral agent and morally responsible for his or her actions.The concept of practical freedom is originally found in the writings of Kant. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Empathy and emotions on the notion of empathy as emotional sharing

    Detta är en avhandling från Umeå : Filosofi och lingvistik

    Författare :Peter Nilsson; [2003]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; Filosofi; HUMANITIES and RELIGION History and philosophy subjects Philosophy subjects; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Historisk-filosofiska ämnen Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : The topic of this study is a notion of empathy that is common in philosophy and in the behavioral sciences. It is here referred to as ‘the notion of empathy as emotional sharing’, and it is characterized in terms of three ideas. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Future generations A challenge for moral theory

    Detta är en avhandling från Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

    Författare :Gustaf Arrhenius; [2000]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; future generations; population theory; population ethics; axiology; welfare; moral theory; social choice theory; impossibility theorems; Filosofi; HUMANITIES and RELIGION History and philosophy subjects Philosophy subjects Practical philosophy; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Historisk-filosofiska ämnen Filosofiämnen Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : For the last thirty years or so, there has been a search underway for a theory that canaccommodate our intuitions in regard to moral duties to future generations. The object ofthis search has proved surprisingly elusive. The classical moral theories in the literature allhave perplexing implications in this area. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Reasons for All Seasons : An Outline of Rationalist View of Moral Concepts

    Detta är en avhandling från Uppsala : Filosofiska institutionen

    Författare :Tomasz Pol; Ingmar Persson; [2001]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; moral concepts; the Reconciliation Problem; ethical rationalism; rational requirements; reflective agency; the Aristokantian proposal; generic deontic rules; Filosofi; HUMANITIES and RELIGION History and philosophy subjects Philosophy subjects; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Historisk-filosofiska ämnen Filosofiämnen; Practical Philosophy; praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to provide an adequate view of moral concepts. The major obstacle that stands in the way of providing such a view is the problem of combining two general features of moral judgments that seem to be constitutive of their meaning, namely objectivity and practical significance. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Changing preferences : A study in preferentialism

    Detta är en avhandling från Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

    Författare :Krister Bykvist; [1998]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; preference utilitarianism; preferences; consequentialism; intrinsic value; time partiality; contingent preferences; population ethics; actualism; Filosofi; HUMANITIES and RELIGION History and philosophy subjects Philosophy subjects; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Historisk-filosofiska ämnen 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