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1. 1. Max Weber och idealtypernas nödvändighet

   Författare :Erik Jansson Boström; Sharon Rider; Niklas Forsberg; Ola Agevall; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Weber; Ideal Types; Understanding; Meaning; Interpretation; Objectivity; Subjectivity; Philosophy of Science; Epistemology; Social Science; Wittgenstein; Language Games; Instrumentalism; Values; Neokantianism; Weber; Idealtyper; Förståelse; Mening; Tolkning; Objektivitet; Subjektivitet; Filosofi; Vetenskapsteori; Kunskapsteori; Samhällsvetenskap; Wittgenstein; språkspel; Instrumentalism; Värderingar; Nykantianism; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis has two aims: first, to investigate Max Weber’s account of “objective validity” in the cultural sciences; second, to elaborate a more concrete version of this position using Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later remarks on language.Chapter 1 introduces Weber’s idea of objective validity and proposes that in order to understand Weber’s idea of ideal types, we need to re-evaluate Weber’s understanding of the term Bedeutung in “The ‘Objectivity’ of knowledge in Social Science and Social Policy”. LÄS MER

3. 2. Heterological Ethnicity : Conceptualizing Identities in Ancient Greece

   Författare :Johannes Siapkas; Pontus Hellström; Gullög Nordquist; Björnar Olsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; theory; ethnicity; classical archaeology; ancient history; primordialism; instrumentalism; Messenia; helots; heterology; de Certeau; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

   Sammanfattning : In accordance with the heterological tradition, this study emphasises the determining effect of theoretical assumptions on our conceptualizations of the past. This study scrutinises how classical archaeologists and ancient historians have conceptualized ethnic groups, in particular the Messenians. LÄS MER

4. 3. What is Wrong with Extinction? - The Answer from Anthropocentric Instrumentalism

   Författare :Erik Persson; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moral philosophy; Ethics; biodiversity; extinction; environmental ethics;

   Sammanfattning : The book contains the first part of an investigation aimed at finding out why it is morally wrong (at least prima facie) to cause species to go extinct. That it is morally wrong seems to be a very basic and widely held intuition. It seems reasonable that a moral theory worth taking seriously ought to be able to account for that intuition. LÄS MER

5. 4. Standardizing Civil Society : Interpreting Organizational Development in the Tension Between Instrumentalism and Expressivism

   Författare :Ola Segnestam Larsson; Bengt Kristensson Uggla; Lars Svedberg; Christina Garsten; Ersta Sköndal högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This book focuses on empirical phenomenon of organizational development, which seems to be trusted as the solution to many problems in civil society and the key to ‘the good society’. But can organizational development fulfil such expectations?As civil society becomes increasingly prominent in local struggles, national debates, and international politics, scholars are paying attention to how it should be promoted and developed. LÄS MER

7. 5. What is Wrong with Extinction?

   Författare :Erik Persson; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Extinction; species; environmental ethics; biodiversity; moral standing; intrinsic value; future generations;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this investigation is to answer the question of why it is prima facie morally wrong to cause or contribute to the extinction of species. The first potential answer investigated in the book is that other species are instrumentally valuable for human beings. LÄS MER