Essays about: "Pluralism"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 121 essays containing the word Pluralism.

  1. 31. Problems for Michael Gill’s semantic pluralism : The ostensibility of certain moral agreements and disagreements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : Semantic pluralism; meta-ethics; metaethics; semantics; cognitivism; non-cognitivism; Michael Gill; Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; moral disagreement; ostensibility; Semantisk pluralism; meta-etik; metaetik; semantik; kognitivism; icke-kognitivism; Michael Gill; Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; moralisk oenighet; skenbarhet;

    Abstract : This paper concerns the semantic branch of meta-ethics, and examines a version of so called semantic pluralism advocated by Michael Gill. Briefly put, Gill suggests that ordinary people’s usage of moral terms is rather messy in the sense that the meaning of moral terms can vary not only between different people, but also for one and the same person in different contexts. READ MORE

  3. 32. Why Overlapping Regionalism? Drivers of Zambia’s dual memberships in COMESA and SADC: A pluralism of perceptions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Robin Alnäs; [2019-09-20]
    Keywords : overlapping regionalism; overlapping memberships; regional integration; Africa; Zambia; COMESA; SADC; spaghetti bowl;

    Abstract : In contrast to current global trends, Africa seems more determined than ever to come together. But as African governments and political leaders recurrently cite regional integration as a top priority, their persistent commitment to multiple overlapping regional organizations (ROs) seems perplexing. READ MORE

  4. 33. Unraveling diverse values of ecosystem services : A socio-cultural valuation using the Q-methodology in Messenia, Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sofia Maniatakou; [2019]
    Keywords : socio-cultural valuation; ecosystem services; values; perceptions; Q-methodology; Messenia;

    Abstract : People perceive the importance of ecosystem services in different ways, depending on their values, beliefs and needs. This study provides a nuanced understanding of the multiple ways stakeholder groups perceive the benefits derived from hydrologic services in the surrounding area of the "Gialova" coastal wetland in Messenia, Greece. READ MORE

  5. 34. Forget me not? - An exploration of the recent developments in case-law on the right to be forgotten

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sara Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : The right to be forgotten; EU law; Data Protection; the GDPR; The founding principles of EU law; Access to information; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis has examined the right to be forgotten; the right to have personal data erased from the search index of a search engine operator so that it is not displayed following a search on the basis of a data subject’s name. The right is fairly new, as it was first established in Case C-131/12 Google Spain on 13 May 2014 and was subsequently codified in Article 17 and 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2016. READ MORE

  6. 35. Rethinking representative democracy : Representation beyond contestation & partisan politics

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Internationella relationer

    Author : Lua Nazerian; [2019]
    Keywords : Representative; democracy; reform; Bahai; Socrates; Normative; partisan politics; participation;

    Abstract : The current forms of representative democracy have come to face various fundamental challenges such as: decrease in political participation, distrust in partisan politics and politicians and perhaps increase of ideological polarization. To take solace in the belief that the current democratic tools are far from perfect yet the finest in modern societies, has not contributed to solution-oriented modifications of its efficacy. READ MORE