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1. 6. Future generations : A challenge for moral theory

   Författare :Gustaf Arrhenius; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy; future generations; population theory; population ethics; axiology; welfare; moral theory; social choice theory; impossibility theorems; Filosofi; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

   Sammanfattning : For the last thirty years or so, there has been a search underway for a theory that canaccommodate our intuitions in regard to moral duties to future generations. The object ofthis search has proved surprisingly elusive. The classical moral theories in the literature allhave perplexing implications in this area. LÄS MER

3. 7. Patterns of Care : Relating Altruism in Sociobiology and the Christian Tradition of Agape

   Författare :Eva-Lotta Grantén; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; kunskapsteori; metafysik; estetik; Praktisk filosofi; ideology; epistemology; Sociobiology; Agape; Altruism; Science and Religion; Independence; Conflict; Integration; Care; Systematic philosophy; ethics; metaphysics; aesthetics; ideologi; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to relate sociobiological theories of altruism to theories within the Christian tradition of agape. Firstly, it discusses the relation between scientific, ethical and theological understandings of altruism, and argues that it is possible to compare discussions of benevolent acts towards others or other-directedness. LÄS MER

4. 8. Harm, Benefit, and Non-Identity

   Författare :Per Algander; Jens Johansson; Gustaf Arrhenius; Ben Bradley; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; harm; benefit; population ethics; person affecting view; asymmetry; well-being; reasons; autonomy; Praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis in an invistigation into the concept of "harm" and its moral relevance. A common view is that an analysis of harm should include a counterfactual condition: an act harms a person iff it makes that person worse off. A common objection to the moral relevance of harm, thus understood, is the non-identity problem. LÄS MER

5. 9. Ethical values in caring encounters from elderly patients’ and next of kin´s perspective

   Författare :Lise-Lotte Jonasson; Carina Berterö; Per-Erik Liss; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Ethics; ethical values; geriatric wards; grounded theory; next of kin; nursing care; nursing ethics; qualitative methods; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The welfare of the elderly population is one of the most important goals of the public health services. At macro level the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare state that the premier goal is for elderly people to have dignified and comfortable lives. They should have a life with a sense of value and feel confident. LÄS MER

7. 10. Den gränslösa hälsan : Signe och Axel Höjer, folkhälsan och expertisen

   Författare :Annika Berg; Karin Johannisson; Jenny Beckman; Roger Qvarsell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of medicine; public health; mother and child healthcare; social medicine; family policy; healthcare administration; international health; development aid; family planning; population; policy transfer; governmentality; gender; expertise; Sweden; India; Travancore-Cochin; Kerala; Ghana; World Health Organization; Signe Höjer; Axel Höjer; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; idé- och lärdomshistoria; History Of Sciences and Ideas;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the mutual life project of Signe (1896-1988) and Axel Höjer (1890-1974), a married couple who were key actors in the construction of the Swedish welfare state. It emphasises the ways in which they went about asserting a special public health expertise in different contexts. LÄS MER