Sökning: "practical rationality"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden practical rationality.

1. 1. Ideology, Rationality, and Revolution : An Essay on the Persistence of Oppression

   Författare :Nicolas Olsson-Yaouzis; Gustaf Arrhenius; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Geoffrey Brennan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Oppression; ideology; revolution; rational choice theory; analytical Marxism; functional explanations; Gerald Cohen; Gordon Tullock; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : This essay is concerned with two explanations of why oppressive social orders persist. According to the first, the so-called gunman theory of oppression (GT), these social orders persist because the oppressed are afraid being punished if they participated in a revolt. LÄS MER

3. 2. "Vi kanske kommer igen, om det låser sig" : Kvinnors och mäns möte med familjerådgivning

   Författare :Mario Zetino Duarte; Sociologi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psychosocial mechanism of the understandings process; power; understandings process; the logic of practical rationality; Rationality; organization of life; conflicts; family counseling.; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is the result of an evaluation of family counselling (FC) in a middle-sized city in Sweden. The findings support results from earlier studies of family counselling which indicate that people have a positive attitude to counselling. But this finding led to questions that remained unanswered in earlier research. LÄS MER

4. 3. Verksamhetschefens etiska kompetens : Om identifiering och hantering av intressekonflikter i hälso- och sjukvården

   Författare :Erica Falkenström; Jon Ohlsson; T Anna Höglund; Håkan Thorsén; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethical competence; conflicts of interest; health care management; emotions; practical wisdom; organizational learning; purposive instrumental rationality; value belief-oriented rationality; Etisk kompetens; intressekonflikter; verksamhetschefer; hälso- och sjukvård; emotioner; praktisk visdom; organisatoriskt lärande; målrationalitet; värderationalitet; pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : While research concerning ethical competence in medical practice is frequent, ethical competence in health care management is less often studied. This thesis focuses ethical competence and its preconditions, particularly with regard to health care managers’ identification and handling conflicts of interest. LÄS MER

5. 4. How to Set Rational Environmental Goals : theory and applications

   Författare :Karin Edvardsson; John Cantwell; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; goal-setting; rationality; precision; evaluability; approachability; motivity; coherence; operationalization; goal conflicts; environmental objectives; sustainable development; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : Environmental goals are commonly set to guide work towards ecological sustainability. The aim of this thesis is to develop a precise terminology for the description of goals in terms of properties that are important in their practical use as decision-guides and to illustrate how it can be used in evaluations of environmental policy. LÄS MER

7. 5. Mental health : a philosophical analysis

   Författare :Per-Anders Tengland; Lennart Nordenfelt; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health; mental health; positive mental health; acceptable mental health; ill health; normality; ability; mental ability; ability to co-operate; practical rationality; measuring mental health; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : The present dissertation is an attempt to analyze, philosophically, the notion of "positive mental health". In doing so the author presents a number of suggestions found in the literature. The discussion of these suggestions leads to a number of general conclusions. LÄS MER