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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 206 avhandlingar innehållade ordet epistemology.

1. 6. Modal Empiricism Made Difficult: An Essay in the Meta-Epistemology of Modality

   Författare :Ylwa Wirling; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; epistemology of modality; modal epistemology; integration challenge; non-uniformism; modal empiricism; metaphysics of modality; epistemic value;

   Sammanfattning : Philosophers have always taken an interest not only in what is actually the case, but in what is necessarily the case and what could possibly be the case. These are questions of modality. Epistemologists of modality enquire into how we can know what is necessary and what is possible. This dissertation concerns the meta-epistemology of modality. LÄS MER

3. 7. Coherence and Reliability: Studies in Bayesian Epistemology

   Författare :Stefan Schubert; Teoretisk filosofi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; coherence; Bayesian epistemology; reliability; higher order beliefs; reliability-conduciveness; truth-conduciveness; formal coherence theory; witness scenarios;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis the connection between coherence and reliability is investigated. The question may be phrased as follows: does the fact that a set of testimonies is coherent imply that the witnesses who have reported these testimonies are reliable? The same question may also be expressed in terms of beliefs: does the fact that a set of beliefs is coherent imply that the beliefs were reliably produced? Traditionally, coherence theorists have thought that coherence is connected to truth, but in this dissertation the thesis is that it is rather connected to reliability. LÄS MER

4. 8. Reflective Equilibrium : An Essay in Moral Epistemology

   Författare :Folke Tersman; Lars Bergström; Wlodek Rabinowicz; Department of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities Stockholm University; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; coherence; Donald Davidson; epistemic justification; isolation argument; moral epistemology; moral knowledge; John Rawls; reflective equilibrium;

   Sammanfattning : In recent literature conceming the possibility of moral knowledge, it has been popular to apply coherentist accounts of epistemic justification to moral beliefs. This strategy is commonly associated with the notion of "reflective equilibrium" since the introductionof this term by John Rawls. LÄS MER

5. 9. Estranging Cognition : Feminist Science Fiction and the Borders of Reason

   Författare :Jenny Bonnevier; Rolf Lundén; Jane Donawerth; Brian Attebery; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; science fiction; feminist theory; epistemology; Ursula Le Guin; Suzy McKee Charnas; Joanna Russ; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores the intersections of three different fields: feminism, science fiction, and epistemology. It argues that as a genre, science fiction is dependent on epistemological discourses that have their roots in the stories and self-images of modern science. LÄS MER

7. 10. Erfarenhet och sociokulturella resurser : Analyser av elevers lärande i naturorienterande undervisning

   Författare :Malena Lidar; Leif Östman; Ulla Riis; Jonas Almqvist; Anders Jakobsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning; meaning making; pragmatism; epistemology; science education; laboratory work; teaching; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the knowledge about the role of sociocultural resources in students’ learning in Science Education. In the analyses, both individual experiences and situation are taken into account. LÄS MER