Sökning: "moral statements"

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  1. 1. Mistaken morality? : an essay on moral error theory

    Författare :Emma Beckman; Gunnar Björnsson; Bart Streumer; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moral error theory; Mackie; Joyce; Olson; normative institution; fictionalism; normative error theory; epistemic error theory; irreducible normativity; abolitionism; conservationism; propagandism;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores arguments and questions related to moral error theory – the idea that morality inevitably involves a fundamental and serious error such that moral judgments and statements never come out true. It is suggested that the truth of error theory remains a non-negligible possibility, and that we for this reason should take a version of moral fictionalism seriously. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Communities of Judgment : Towards a Teleosemantic Theory of Moral Thought and Discourse

    Författare :Karl Bergman; Sharon Rider; Andrew Reisner; Marc Artiga; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ruth Millikan; teleosemantics; biosemantics; content; descriptive content; meta-semantics; meta-ethics; cognitivism; non-cognitivism; moral objectivity; moral relativism; moral disagreement; moral psychology; evolution of morality; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis offers a teleosemantic account of moral discourse and judgment. It develops a number of views about the function and content of moral judgments and the nature of moral discourse based on Ruth Millikan’s theory of intentional content and the functions of intentional attitudes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ethics at work : Two essays on the firm's moral responsibilities towards its employees

    Författare :Dan Munter; Sven Ove Hansson; Lars Lindblom; Gert Helgesson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ethics; employees; consent; moral responsiblitiy; codes of ethics; philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I analyses a sample of corporate codes in the Swedish banking sector. The purpose is to investigate the codes’ ethical status. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Bortom syndakatalogen : en studie av svensk frikyrklig etik från 1930-talet till 1990-talet

    Författare :Björn Cedersjö; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of the Christian church; systematisk och praktisk ; Kristen teologi allmän; Moral; Ethics; Value; Virtue; Ethical knowledge; Bible; Decision making; Christian Ethics; Christian Life Style; Divorce; Marriage; Church Discipline; Remarriage; “The World”; Free Church; Baptist; Pentecostal; systematic and practical Christian theology; General; Kristna kyrkans historia; Bibelvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation describes and characterises ethical reflection in the Swedish Free Churches during the period from the 1930s to the 1990s. It is built primarily on two sources of material. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Tro och helgelse. En analys av Johan Olof Wallins moraluppfattning

    Författare :Björn Fyrlund; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; theology; J.O.Wallin; ethics; history of ideas; moral statements; morally right good; Concept of Morality; through faith; by grace alone ; justification; Neologism; utility; virtue; will; reason; higher and lower nature of man; bible interpretation; Teologi; catechisms; preaching; hymns; Natural Rights Jure Naturæ ;

    Sammanfattning : This study focusses on the question of the moral status of actions, a question subdivided into two further questions: 'What is held to characterize morally right action?' and 'What is a morally good life?' Texts by Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1839)-pastor, Archbishop in the Church of Sweden, hymn writer and poet-are analyzed in detail. The scope of the study is theological/ethical and its method is descriptive and analytical. LÄS MER