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1. 1. Value, Fittingness and Partiality : On the Partiality Problem for Fitting Attitude Analyses of Value

   Författare :Nils Sylvan; Jonas Olson; Krister Bykvist; Graham Oddie; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; value; final value; value simpliciter; fittingness; fitting attitudes; fitting attitude analyses of value; FA account; partiality; partiality problem; distance problem; Michael Zimmerman; A. C. Ewing; Jonas Olson; Noah Lemos; Graham Oddie; Philosophy; filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about the partiality problem for fitting attitude (FA) analyses of value. More specifically, it is about whether and how the problem might be resolved. In Chapter 1, I set the stage by offering a short introduction to the topic and a rationale for investigating it. LÄS MER

3. 2. Payback Time : Essays on Attitudes, Partiality, and Rescuing

   Författare :Romy Eskens; Helen Frowe; Gunnar Björnsson; R. Jay Wallace; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ethics; moral philosophy; reactive attitudes; gratitude; supererogation; beneficence; wrongdoing; equality; partiality; duties to rescue; Philosophy; filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : Does the moral quality of someone’s past treatment of us, or of other people, change how we are morally permitted or required to treat them? Many philosophers think so. They argue, for instance, that someone’s supererogatory or impermissible behaviour can permit or require certain positive or negative attitudinal responses, such as gratitude or resentment. LÄS MER

4. 3. Partiality and Choice : Foundational Contributions

   Författare :Jesper Carlström; Per Martin-Löf; Gilles Dowek; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MATHEMATICS; MATEMATIK;

   Sammanfattning : The subject of the thesis is foundational aspects of partial functions (Papers 1, 2 & 4) and some choice principles (Papers 3 & 4) in the context of constructive mathematics.Paper 1 studies the inversion functions of commutative rings. The foundational problem of having them only partially defined is overcome by extending them to total functions. LÄS MER

5. 4. Four Questions Concerning Love and Friendship

   Författare :Sandra Lindgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; love; friendship; relationships; partiality; special obligations; epistemic partiality; ideal romantic love; rationalization; reasons for love;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the contemporary, analytic philosophical debate about love and friendship. Part of this debate concerns the apparent paradox that, while the fact that a person is your loved one doesn’t make her more worthy of concern than any other, still you ought sometimes to treat her better than others. LÄS MER

7. 5. Masters of War : The Role of Elites in Sudan’s Communal Conflicts

   Författare :Johan Brosché; Kristine Höglund; Anders Themnér; Catherine Boone; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communal conflicts; causes of conflict; conflict prevention; conflict resolution; government bias; elites; common-pool resources; sanctions; boundaries; local rules; Sudan; South Sudan; Darfur; Eastern Sudan; Greater Upper Nile; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Sammanfattning : Why do communal conflicts turn violent in some regions but not in others? Communal conflicts pose a severe threat to human security and kill thousands of people each year, but our understanding of this phenomenon is still limited. In particular, we lack knowledge about why some of these conflicts become violent while others are resolved peacefully. LÄS MER