Blar i Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap på emneord "VDP::Humaniora: 000"
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Det spillere vil ha. Assassin’s Creeds religiøse miljø - Et dypdykk i Desmondsagaens gamevironment
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines the influence of religion on the production and reception of popular video games, using the first five major installments of the Assassin’s Creed video game series as examples. Utilizing a documentary ... -
Dommedag i Waco - Amerikanske myndigheters ekspertbruk og konflikthåndtering overfor Branch Davidians
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis addresses the US authorities’ conflict with the Branch Davidians from the start of the investigation to the ending of the siege. The thesis is splitt into two main parts. The first concerns the Bureau ... -
Eksistensiell lidelse - En filosofisk tilnærming til et medikalisert fenomen
(Master thesis, 2016)“Existential suffering” is a widely used concept within palliative care, however this far no precise definition has been forthcoming in the literature. The goal of this thesis is both to explore the rather confusing realm ... -
Ethics of the Artifishial Studies on the Moral Acceptability of Using Genome Editing on Farmed Salmon
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:30, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This dissertation is concerned with the use of genome editing technologies on animals, and more specifically with the ethical aspects of using such technologies on farmed salmon. Two research questions are treated: 1) Can ... -
Experiencing the Chapel of Reconciliation - An investigation of Social and Historical Elements Influencing Experience in a Sacred Place
(Master thesis, 2017)Formål: Denne oppgaven tar for seg arkitekturen og opplevelsene folk har når de besøker forsoningskapellet i Berlin. Kapellet er situert i et minnesmerke dedikert til å huske og formidle Berlinermuren. I tillegg til å være ... -
Fasteperiodens rolle i den religiøse identiteten hos katolske og muslimske kvinner på Østlandet
(Master thesis, 2017)The research problem to be addressed in this thesis is “How does the religion’s and the fasting period’s traditions and values influence the religious identities of women? How do they engage with their religious practices ... -
Islamofobi og konspirasjonsteori - En diskursanalyse av document.no
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis is a qualitative study based on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of a Norwegian islamophobic website, document.no. The focus of the study is on the use of conspiracy theory in islamophobic rhetorics, with the ... -
Moving and feeling - An exploration of the play between motion, emotion and motivation in yoga practitioners in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)Denne oppgaven tar for seg det dynamiske forholdet mellom bevegelse, følelser og motivasjon hos praktiserende avmyoga i Norge i dag. Teoriene til grunne for oppgaven er alle basert i grunntanken om «embodiment», eller ... -
Om dyrs moralske status : hvordan tenke på våre forpliktelser overfor dyr
(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 ... -
Ren - En diskursanalyse av renhetsbevegelsens seksualdiskurs
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis is a discourse analysis of sexual discourse in the purity movement in the USA. With focus on the main concepts in the discourse the thesis aimes to answer the following research question: How and why ... -
Teknomoralsk endring : Huntingtons sykdom, nye gentester, og endringer i debatten om retten til ikke å vite
(Master thesis, 2017)Moral intuitions, judgments, and justifications may change over time. This thesis discuss the relation between moral change and technological change in a particular case. I present the bioethical debate on the right not ... -
Våre plikter overfor dyr som våre medskapninger
(Master thesis, 2017)Peter Singers` and Tom Regans` accounts on animal ethics focus mainly on the similarities between humans and animals. Both accounts are based upon rational arguments and objectivity, and pay little or no attention to the ...