Sökning: "ethical deliberation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden ethical deliberation.
1. Responsible Conduct in Dual Use Research : Towards an Ethic of Deliberation in the Life Sciences
Sammanfattning : Life scientists have increasingly been asked to incorporate a dual use responsibility in their research conduct. In this thesis, different aspects of what constitutes a reasonable responsibility in terms of avoiding harmful misuse of research for biological weapon purposes have been explored. LÄS MER
2. Democracy, education and citizenship : towards a theory on the education of deliberative democratic citizens
Sammanfattning : The present thesis suggests ideas for a theory on the education of deliberative democratic citizens in a multicultural society in terms of what I have called Eddemcit. It involves a) an ideal view of democracy in communicative and discourse-ethical terms, b) a comprehensive view of an autonomous citizen, c) two conditions for deliberation in terms of opportunity and freedom, d) a core value in terms of conscious social and cultural mediation, e) democratic principles as heuristic devices, f) an understanding of democratic deliberation in terms of intersubjectivity, processes and the better argument. LÄS MER
3. From Green Image to Green Practice : Normative action and self-regulation
Sammanfattning : Ever since environmental issues appeared on the agenda of modern industrial society, through the work of whistle blowers such as Rachel Carson, Georg Borgström, Björn Gillberg and Hans Palmstierna, the Swedish state has exerted itself to project a green image. In practice this image has merely functioned as a defence for the legitimacy of industrial development. LÄS MER
4. Let us be philosophers! : Computerized support for ethical decision making
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a computerized tool for ethical decision making. For someone who is unfamiliar with the psychological theory that the tool is based on, it will perhaps first appear as a pointless piece of software. LÄS MER
5. The planner's dilemma : An ethical investigation of adaptation to sea level rise
Sammanfattning : This is a thesis on the ethics of adaptation to sea level rise, with a focus on proactive adaptation planning. The research, which has been conducted within a transdisciplinary research project, takes a bottom-up approach to applied ethics, and has been conducted in close collaboration withadaptation planners and other project partners. LÄS MER