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  1. 6. The justification and legitimacy of the active welfare state : some philosophical aspects

    Författare :Mikael Dubois; Sven Ove Hansson; Stuart White; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Political philosophy; social justice; justification; legitimacy; welfare state; social insurance; prevention; conditionality; active welfare state; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis has two aims. The first aim is to set out an argument for social insurance in the form of compulsory income insurance in the event of sickness or unemployment, and to explore two lines of arguments for social insurance policies that are commonly associated with an active welfare state that seeks to prevent or reduce reliance on social insurance. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Information, Security, Privacy, and Anonymity : Definitional and Conceptual Issues

    Författare :Björn Lundgren; Niklas Möller; Sven Ove Hansson; Kevin Macnish; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; definitions; distinctions; conceptual analysis; philosophy of information; philosophy of risk; security; information; information security; semantics; semantic information; veridicality thesis; informativity; appropriate access; CIA; privacy; control; context; pro tanto good; social relations; anonymity; deanonymization; ability to be anonymous; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis consists of five research papers that address four tangential topics, all of which are relevant for the challenges we are facing in our socio-technical society: information, security, privacy, and anonymity. All topics are approached by similar methods, i.e. with a concern about conceptual and definitional issues. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Semantic Information and Information Security : Definitional Issues

    Författare :Björn Lundgren; Niklas Möller; Sven Ove Hansson; Stjernberg Fredrik; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; definitions; distinctions; philosophy of information; philosophy of risk; security; information; information security; semantics; semantic information; veridicality thesis; informativity; RIGHT; CIA; Philosophy; Filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis consist of two separate research papers which concern two tangential topics – that of semantic information and that of information security. Both topics are approached by similar methods, i.e. with a concern about conceptual and definitional issues. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Ethics of Imprisonment : Essays in Criminal Justice Ethics

    Författare :William Bülow; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Göran Duus-Otterström; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Collateral Harms; Communicative Theory of Punishment; Consequentialism; Criminal Justice Ethics; Doctrine of Double Effect; Electronic Monitoring; Imprisonment; Legal Punishment; Moral Education Theory of Punishment; Privacy; Philosophy of Punishment; Retributivism; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis consists of three essays which all concern the ethics of imprisonment and what constitutes an ethically defensible treatment of criminal offenders.Paper 1 defends the claim that prisoners have a right to privacy. I argue that the right to privacy is important because of its connection to moral agency. LÄS MER

  7. 10. 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