Sökning: "systematic philosophy"

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  1. 16. Influences on toxicological risk assessments

    Författare :Birgitte Wandall; Sven Ove Hansson; Peter Sandoe; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; risk assessment; toxicology; values; bias; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to characterize and discuss two kinds of influences on the outcome of a toxicological risk assessment. One kind of influence has to do with values and the role played by value-based judgment. Currently, many toxicological risk assessments are characterized by scientific uncertainties. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Contributions to the Metamathematics of Arithmetic: Fixed Points, Independence, and Flexibility

    Författare :Rasmus Blanck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; arithmetic; incompleteness; flexibility; independence; non-standard models; partial conservativity; interpretability;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the incompleteness phenomenon of first-order arithmetic: no consistent, r.e. theory T can prove every true arithmetical sentence. The first incompleteness result is due to Gödel; classic generalisations are due to Rosser, Feferman, Mostowski, and Kripke. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Crucial Considerations: Essays on the Ethics of Emerging Technologies

    Författare :Karim Jebari; Sven-Ove Hansson; Ingmar Persson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; neuroethics; brain machine interface; convergence seminars; moral enhancement; human enhancement; privacy; autonomy;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I explores brain machine interface (BMI) technologies. These make direct communication between the brain and a machine possible by means of electrical stimuli. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Technology education and non-scientific technological knowledge

    Författare :Per Norström; Sven Ove Hansson; Per Sandin; Inga-Britt Skogh; Ibo van de Poel; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; rule of thumb; technical knowledge; technological knowledge; technology education; epistemology of technology; design process; modelling;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of two essays and an introduction. The main theme is technological knowledge that is not based on the natural sciences.The first essay is about rules of thumb, which are simple instructions, used to guide actions toward a specific result, without need of advanced knowledge. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Worse than Complex

    Författare :Petter Törnberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Evolutionary Developmental Theory; Complexity; Transitions; Naturalism; Innovation; Wicked Systems; Social Movements; Digital Trace Data; Innovation Society; Critical Realism;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis engages with questions on the boundary between what has traditionally been understood as social and natural. The introductory essay contextualizes the specific contributions of the included papers, by noting and exploring a reinvigoration of "naturalism" (the notion of a continuity between the human realm and the rest of natural phenomena) under the banner of Complexity Science. LÄS MER