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    • Bodies of Vital Matter. Notions of Life Force and Transcendence in Traditional Southern Italy 

      Binde, Per (1997)

    • Fri vilja? 

      Lorentzon, Frank (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?) 

      Lif, Jan (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 

      Gren, Jonas (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 

      Radovic, Susanna (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 

      Almäng, Jan (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 

      Francén, Ragnar (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 

      Ahlström, Kristoffer (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 ...

    • The Ethics of Investing. Making Money or Making a Difference? 

      Sandberg, Joakim (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 ...

    • Moderate nominalism and moderate realism 

      Svennerlind, Christer (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 ...