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  1. 21. True Belief at the End of the Tether : the Quest for Universal Epistemic Justification

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Sam Thellman; [2014]
    Keywords : epistemology; theory of justification; universal epistemic justification; justified true belief; burden of proof; sense data; cognitive dissonance;

    Abstract : In this thesis I scavenge the history of philosophy for answers to the question ‘How are claims to knowledge justified?’. I argue that Plato’s psychological doctrine of knowledge marks the starting point of a philosophical inquiry motivated by the possibility to discover foundations of knowledge through investigating the nature of mind. READ MORE

  3. 22. Increasing Purchase Intention by Prompting Self-commitment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Kristoffer Ahlen; Joel Rehn; [2013]
    Keywords : Cognitive dissonance; Purchase intention; Self-commitment; Self-prophecy; socially normative behaviour;

    Abstract : There is a general consensus today that it is good to act in accordance with socially normative behaviour such as taking care of the environment. But even though most consumers have a positive attitude towards such behaviour, they often fail to convert that attitude into action. READ MORE

  4. 23. On the Possibilities and Impossibilities of Love : Mapping the discursive field of love-relationships, its components, conflicts and challenges

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Jacob Strandell; [2012]
    Keywords : love; relationships; intimacy; contradictions; late modernity; discourse; risk; risk-diminishing; Michel Foucault; Anthony Giddens; Zygmunt Bauman; Ulrich Beck; Sasha Roseneil; kärlek; relationer; intimtet; motsättningar; senmodernitet; diskurs; risk; riskhantering; Michel Foucault; Anthony Giddens; Zygmunt Bauman; Ulrich Beck; Sasha Roseneil;

    Abstract : In this thesis I reframe theories of love-relationships in late modernity (by Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman and Ulrich Beck & Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim) in relation to a general framework of discursive theory (inspired by Michel Foucault). I suggest that current developments and contradictions in the field of love-relationships with advantage can be understood in terms of discourse and discursive conflict. READ MORE

  5. 24. Behavioral Patterns amongst Pension Savers: A study of the Swedish Premium Pension System

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Emma Bergstrand; Karoline Nyström; [2009]
    Keywords : Premium Pension; Behavioral Finance; Fund Flows;

    Abstract : This thesis performs an empirical study on almost the entire life span of the Swedish PPM system in order to assess what fund attributes are deemed important when typical Swedes decide upon how to allocate their savings. Additionally, the purpose of the thesis is to explain the empirical findings from a theoretical standpoint focusing on the school of behavioral finance. READ MORE