Department of Philosophy / Filosofiska institutionen (-2008): Recent submissions
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Should I Stop Smoking?
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1999) -
Steriliseringspolitik och fosterdiagnostik. Etiska likheter, skillnader och lärdomar
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1998) -
Epilepsy, economics and ethics
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1998) -
Quality of Life measurement in Children with Epilepsy
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1998) -
Without a proper definition, you do not see the phenomenon. The history of a missing diagnosis
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1997) -
Fatigue and fatigability - semantic and etiologic perspectives
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1998) -
Towards a Proper Monism
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1998)My analysis of the mind-body problem suggests that the mind-body problem is a "problem" because: There are discrepancies in use between scientific notions like "physical" and philosophical notions like "phenomenal ... -
The controlling soul and the automatic body - a critical account of the control-automaticity distinction
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Quantifying Quality of Life
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1997)The concept of quality of life (QoL) which is most relevant to medical and medicopolitical decisions is QoL as goodness of life, e.g., the value of a life for the person who lives it. Mainly because of the interdependence ... -
Controlled Medical Research or Routine Medical Procedure? The Ethics and Politics of Drawing a Line
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Perceptual fulfilment and temporal sequence learning
(University of Gothenburg. Department of Philosophy, 1997)What happens when an expectation of a certain perceptible event is fulfilled? Traditional empiricist theories about intentionality, as well as several recent theories about mental imagery, emphasise the concrete similarity ... -
Moderate nominalism and moderate realism
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2008)The subject matter of this thesis is analytic ontology. Chapters II and III deal with two versions of trope theory, or moderate nominalism; these are defined as ontologies which recognise properties and relations but no ... -
The Ethics of Investing. Making Money or Making a Difference?
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2008)The concepts of 'ethical' and 'socially responsible' investment (SRI) have become increasingly popular in recent years and funds which offer this kind of investment have attracted many individual investors. The present ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...