Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar

 

Recent Submissions

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

    Binde, Per (1997)

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...