Essays about: "Metafysik"

Showing result 16 - 17 of 17 essays containing the word Metafysik.

1. 16. Modeling Scientific Revolutions: Gärdenfors and Levi on the Nature of Paradigm Shifts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : David Westlund; [2004]
   Keywords : Kuhn; Levi; Levi Kuhn; AGM-model; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; History of philosophy; history of ideas; Filosofins historia; idéhistoria; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : Gärdenfors' and Levi's theories of rational belief changes will be compared to Kuhn's theory of scientific progress. Gärdenfors' proposal to analyze scientific revolutions in terms of big changes in epistemic entrenchment will be criticized for not being able to represent the important constituting function of the paradigms. READ MORE

3. 17. Reasons and rationality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Praktisk filosofi

   Author : Sven Nyholm; [2003]
   Keywords : Williams; reasons; rationality; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The questions that I will be discussing are: Q1: What is the relation (and difference) between normative reasons and motivating (and/or explanatory) reasons? and Q2: When are, or in virtue of what are, acts, desires or beliefs rational (or irrational)? Because the two subjects that I will discuss - reasons and rationality - are so closely related, I don't think that one can discuss one without mentioning the other. I shall, however, have more to say about Q1. READ MORE