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Arithmetical realizations of modal formulas. Preliminary version.
(1996)This thesis deals with provability logic. Strengthenings are obtained of some arithmetical completeness theorems by Berarducci, Carlson, Shavrukov, and Solovay. Conditions are provided for recursively enumerable sets of ... -
Självbilder och jagkonstitution.
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The Human Good
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Fri vilja?
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002)This thesis, Fri vilja?, deals with one of the classical issues in philosophy: the problem of Free Will. My aim is to dissolve, rather than to solve, the standard formulation of the problem by arguing that problems of this ... -
Can a consequentialist be a real friend? (who cares?)
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2003)The focal point of this dissertation is a recent debate on consequentialism and friendship. The main question considered is, “Can a consequentialist be a real friend?” Prior to that discussion, the notions ‘friendship’ and ... -
Applying utilitarianism : the problem of practical action-guidance
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothenburgensis, 2004)This dissertation addresses the question of whether act-utilitarianism (AU) can provide practical action-guidance. Traditionally, when approaching this question, utilitarians invoke the distinction between criteria of ... -
Introspecting representations
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2005)During the last couple of decades, so called representationalist theories of mind have gained increased popularity. These theories describe mental states in terms of representations of external objects and states of affairs. ... -
Intentionality and intersubjectivity
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2007)This is a dissertation about the problem of other minds. Its point of departure is the modern philosophical and cognitive-scientific discussion of our attribution of mental states to others, in particular as it is conceived ... -
Metaethical Relativism : Against the Single Analysis Assumption
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothenburgensis, 2007-12-20)This dissertation investigates the plausibility of metaethical relativism, or more specifically, what I call “moral truth-value relativism”: the idea that the truth of a moral statement or belief depends on who utters or ... -
Constructive Analysis : A Study in Epistemological Methodology
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothenburgensis, 2007-12-20)In the present study, it is argued that much of contemporary epistemology has not been conducted in a way conducive to what should be one of its main goals, namely to guide epistemic inquiry in the attainment of our ...