Sökning: "Practical Philosophy"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 198 avhandlingar innehållade orden Practical Philosophy.

  1. 21. The moral status of nature : reasons to care for the natural world

    Författare :Lars Samuelsson; Roger Fjellström; Johan Brännmark; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental ethics; ecocentrism; reasons; reason for action; normative reason; moral status; moral standing; moral considerability; final value; intrinsic value; biocentrism; nature-considerism; nature; nature as a whole; the natural world; complexity; indispensability; interests; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : The subject-matter of this essay is the moral status of nature. This subject is dealt with in terms of normative reasons. The main question is if there are direct normative reasons to care for nature in addition to the numerous indirect normative reasons that there are for doing so. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Ethical problems in work and working environment contexts

    Författare :Anders J. Persson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; contract of employment; double standards; drug testing. ethics; ethical justification; exposure; genetic testing; health and safety standards; privacy; surveillance; risks; work; work environment; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis identifies and systematizes two categories ofpractical problems that stem from work and working environmentcontexts: workplace privacy and occupational health risks. Thefocus of the discussion is on ethical justification. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Norm-Expressivism: Requirements & Possibilities for Moral Emotions : Narrow Moral Emotions and Broad Capacities

    Författare :Kristin Klamm-Doneen; Åsa Carlson; Björn Eriksson; Regnar Ohlsson; Mikko Salmela; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : The contemporary metaethical theory, norm-expressivism, maintains that a moral judgment expresses one’s acceptance of norms governing guilt and anger. The theory’s founder, Allan Gibbard, argues that this understanding of the moral claim is supported through both the realization of weaknesses in other accounts and a naturalistic consideration of the way in which moral judgments function in our moral lives. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Military Operations Planning and Methodology : Thoughts on military problem-solving

    Författare :Robert Erdeniz; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Harald Høiback; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Military operations planning; methodology; problem solving; military decision-making; approaches to Operational Art; planning heuristics; AJP 5; COPD.; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis discusses military operations planning and methodology by reviewing two of NATO’s planning documents, i.e. the ‘Allied Joint Doctrine for Operational-Level Planning’ (AJP 5) and the ‘Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive’ (COPD), and defends the following claim. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Moral internalism : An Essay in Moral Psychology

    Författare :Gunnar Björnsson; Ingmar Persson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : An ancient but central divide in moral philosophy concerns the nature of opinions about what is morally wrong or what our moral duties are. Some philosophers argue that moral motivation is internal to moral opinions: that moral opinions consist of motivational states such as desires or emotions. LÄS MER