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1. 6. Pojkars musik, reproduktionens tystnad : en explanatorisk studie av pojkars reproducerande förhållningssätt till populärmusik och populärmusicerande

   Författare :Victor Kvarnhall; Eva Georgii-Hemming; Alf Arvidsson; Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta; Marita Flisbäck; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; popular music; male dominance; gender segregation; reproduction; boys; explanation; critical realism; Musikvetenskap; Musicology;

   Sammanfattning : Popular music life is permeated by both male dominance and gender segregation – the latter most notably concerns musical instrument choice. The pervasiveness of these phenomena is suggested by both music research on gender and statistics. In this study, the overarching ambition is to explain boys' reproductive approaches to popular music/making. LÄS MER

3. 7. An Essay on Thomas Reid´s Philosophy of Science

   Författare :Robert Callergård; Dugald Murdoch; Ryan Nichols; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Newton; newtonianism; Regulae Philosophandi; physics; constant conjunction; hypothesis; ether; force; efficient cause; simplicity; explanation; law; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : Though generally recognized as a formative force in his philosophy, Thomas Reid’s Newtonianism and his philosophy of science has not received due attention among scholars. My aim is to inaugurate a detailed survey. In ch. LÄS MER

4. 8. On Causal Attribution

   Författare :B. Ingemar B. Lindahl; Dugald Murdoch; Ingmar Pörn; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; causation; cause-condition distinction; causal selection; differentiating factor; inus condition; explanation; covering-law model; Mill’s methods; objectivity; pragmatics; responsibility; abnormalism; history; science; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation treats of the problem of attributing the occurrence of an individual event or state to a single cause — a problem commonly understood either as a question of distinguishing the cause from the mere conditions or as a matter of singling out, from several causes, one cause, as the cause. The main purpose of the study is to clarify some basic concepts, and some criteria of ascertainment of the cause, that may be discerned in the literature on causal attribution. LÄS MER

5. 9. Technological knowledge and technology education

   Författare :Per Norström; Sven Ove Hansson; Per Sandin; Peter Kroes; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; philosophy of technology; epistemology of technology; technology education; technological knowledge; rule of thumb; explanation; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : Technological knowledge is of many different kinds, from experience-based know-how in the crafts to science-based knowledge in modern engineering. It is inherently oriented towards being useful in technological activities, such as manufacturing and engineering design. LÄS MER

7. 10. The Politics of Foreign Policy Change : Explaining the Swedish Reorientation on EC Membership

   Författare :Jakob Gustavsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ingvar Carlsson; European integration; explanation; decision-making; EC membership; Sweden; foreign policy; change; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : This study addresses the problem of foreign policy change. While the 1990s has been characterized by remarkable changes in world affairs, political scientists have been slow to study the processes through which such changes take place. LÄS MER