Sökning: "Sven-Ove Hansson"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sven-Ove Hansson.

  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. Preference and Choice

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

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  4. 23. 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

  5. 24. 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

  7. 25. 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