Essays about: "Virtue-ethics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the word Virtue-ethics.

  1. 21. Reflexive Toleration : A Critical Inquiry into Rainer Forst’s Theory of Toleration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Etik

    Author : Martin Langby; [2017]
    Keywords : Rainer Forst; toleration; ethics; politics; critical theory; religious studies;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis provides a critical inquiry into Rainer Forst’s theory of toleration, including a descriptive section and a normative critical stance of said theory. Being placed in the tradition of critical theory, also applied as the theoretical framework, and using a hermeneutics methodology when approaching the material, the aim is to provide a close reading of Forst’s texts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Can the Act of Destroying Nature be Evil in Itself? : A Virtue Ethical Approach to the Last Man Thought Experiment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Love Kjellsson; [2016]
    Keywords : environmental virtue ethics; virtue ethics; Last Man; Aristotle; Evil; virtue; vice;

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  4. 23. Valuing nature : ethical considerations of biodiversity in sustainability science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jonathan Bartling; [2016]
    Keywords : biodiversity; sustainability science; ecosystem services; valuation; anthropocentrism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Species extinction rates have during the last centuries reached levels leading scholars to proclaim a sixth mass extinction, even referred to as defining element of the Anthropocene. How humanity relates to nature and biodiversity has thus become part of how we delineate and describe the geological epoch we live in. READ MORE

  5. 24. The War Within : Battling Polarization, Reductionism, and Superficiality - A critical analysis of truth-telling in war reporting

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Mayli Mertens; [2015]
    Keywords : media ethics; responsible journalism; war reporting; truth; bias; objectivity; fairness; virtue ethics; phronesis; epistemic injustice; polarization; reductionism;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes specific challenges concerning 'truth-telling' war reporters face when reporting on international conflict. For this purpose truth is examined in accordance with journalistic principles outlined in codes of ethics, with a focus on objectivity and fairness. READ MORE

  6. 25. Att vara död är inget lidande

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Lina Flyrén; [2014]
    Keywords : avlivning; djuretik; sällskapsdjur; euthanasia; animal ethics; pets;

    Abstract : Veterinärer måste navigera mellan många olika intressen och faktorer i sin yrkesutövning: djuret, dess djurägare, samhällets förväntningar, kollegial lojalitet och ekonomiska överväganden. Det är inte alltid självklart vilka intressen som ska väga tyngst; speciellt inte då synen på djurs moraliska status och (egen)värde varierar, både inom yrkeskåren, befolkningen i stort och inom moralfilosofin. READ MORE