Essays about: "Historical paradox"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Historical paradox.

  1. 1. Navigating the Paradox : Moral Intuitions, Evolutionary Critiques & Philosophical Implications

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

    Author : Pontus Frost; [2023]
    Keywords : Moral Intuitions; Evolutionary Critiques; cultural Critiques; Darwinian Dilemma; Paradox; Paradox; Moraliska intuitioner; evolutionär kritik; kulturell kritik;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore moral intuition as an epistemological tool for constructing moral systems, focusing specifically on the challenges arising from evolutionary and cultural biases. This thesis will consider and discuss Michael Huemer's Ethical Intuitionism, Peter Singer's critique of moral intuitions, and Sharon Street's Darwinian Dilemma, I consider some possible defenses and counterarguments concerning the reliability of moral intuitions. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Non-Alignment to NATO : Examining the Effects of Crisis on Sweden’s Ontological Security and Identity following the Russian Invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Ebadian; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sweden’s policy of neutrality and non-alignment has long defined its collective identity and stance on formal alliances. And yet, a rapid shift in 2022, when Sweden applied for a NATO membership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, marked a historical change in its foreign policies and identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

    Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tsirelson's Bound : Introduction and Examples

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap och fysik (from 2013)

    Author : Amanda Kaarna; [2022]
    Keywords : Tsirelson s bound; Bell inequalities; The CHSH inequality; The I3322 inequality; Semidefinite programming;

    Abstract : Tsirelson's bound is the upper bound for a Bell inequality which is valid for all quantum mechanical systems. We discuss why Tsirelson's bound was developed by looking at some historical arguments in quantum physics, such as the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox, an argument for the quantum mechanical description of physical reality being incomplete, and local hidden variables. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Banach-Tarski Paradox : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Axiom of Choice

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Mats Karl Anders Wahlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Banach; Tarski; Banach-Tarski; Banach-Tarski paradox; Hausdorff; Hausdorff paradox; paradox; measure; measure theory; axiom of choice; Banach; Tarski; Banach-Tarski; Banach-Tarskis paradox; Hausdorff; Hausdorffs paradox; paradox; mått; måtteori; urvalsaxiomet; valaxiomet;

    Abstract : This thesis presents the strong and weak forms of the Banach-Tarski paradox based on the Hausdorff paradox. It provides modernized proofs of the paradoxes and necessary properties of equidecomposable and paradoxical sets. READ MORE