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Om dyrs moralske status : hvordan tenke på våre forpliktelser overfor dyr

Wathne, Henrik (Master thesis, 2017)

The question of the moral status of animals is a central problem in animal ethics. A range of questions arises when discussing the moral status of animals. How should we understand the concept of moral status? What kind ...

Om forholdet mellom tekst og meningsdannelse

Greger Kristian Røseth Vestgøte (Bachelor thesis, 2020)

On Deriving Essentialism from the Theory of Reference

Haukioja, Jussi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-08)

Causal theories of reference for natural kind terms are widely agreed to play a central role in arguments for the claim that theoretical identity statements such as “Water is H2O” are necessary, if true. However, there is ...

On envatment, experience and epistemology

Knowles, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)

This paper is about the relationship between anti-sceptical arguments that reflect on the (alleged) possibility that we might be a brain in a vat, and different conceptions of perceptual experience. I argue that while the ...

Padmasambhava in the Conjured Past

Doney, Lewis (Chapter, 2018)

Panpsykisme, idealisme og Arthur Schopenhauer

Jønsson, Lina S. (Master thesis, 2019)

In this thesis, I discuss consciousness oriented views on the mind body problem from the viewpoint of Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy of the world as will and representation. I will show that his system indeed can be ...

På nett med Gud: En religionssosiologisk studie av hverdagsreligiøsitet, sosiale relasjoner og religiøs identitet på Jesusonline.no

Vik, Kristin Moen (Master thesis, 2012)

The past 500 years there has been a state church system in Norway. It is therefore possible to speak of an official model when it comes to religion in the Norwegian society, which is represented by The Church of Norway. ...

Peace and violence perspectives of ethics in light of the perception of the other:  a new position for ethical reflection

Rasmussen, Are Johan (Master thesis, 2009)

Pharmacogenomic Inequalities: Strategies for Justice in Biomedical Research and Healthcare

De Grandis, Giovanni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

The paper discusses the possibility that the benefits of pharmacogenomics will not be distributed equally and will create orphan populations. I argue that since these inequalities are not substantially different from those ...

Postscript: Recent Work on Putnam's Model-Theoretic Argument

Haukioja, Jussi (Chapter, 2017)

During the last 15-20 years, Putnam's model-theoretic argument has no longer been a hot and fashionable topic in philosophy. It has, however, secured its place as one of three central arguments in analytic philosophy where ...

Pragmatism, Naturalism, and Realism: Pihlström, Price and Beyond

Knowles, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

Precaution and Fairness: A Framework for Distributing Costs of Protection from Environmental Risks

Stabell, Espen Dyrnes; Steel, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

While there is an extensive literature on how the precautionary principle should be interpreted and when precautions should be taken, relatively little discussion exists about the fair distribution of costs of taking ...

Precaution or Integrated Responsibility Approach to Nanovaccines in Fish Farming?: A Critical Appraisal of the UNESCO Precautionary Principle

Myhr, Anne Ingeborg; Myskja, Bjørn Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)

Privacy and Property in the Biobank Context

Ursin, Lars Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)

The papers in this special thematic issue of HEC Forum critically and carefully explore key issues at the intersection of patient privacy and commodification. For example, should hospitals be required to secure a person’s ...

Profesjon og vitskap: Ein samanliknande studie av tankemønster i nyare grunnleggande litteratur for grunnskulelærar- og sjukepleiarutdanninga

Æsøy, Knut Ove (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:16, Doctoral thesis, 2017)

Samandrag av doktoravhandlinga Kva for tenking er det som gjer at lang erfaring ikkje lenger synest å gje like stor autoritet i yrkessamanheng som tidlegare? Kvifor må allmennlæraren kjempe for sin realkompetanse? Er ...