Essays about: "Possible Worlds Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Possible Worlds Theory.

1. 1. The Fictional World of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea: Emic and Etic Perspectives on its Worldbuilding

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Löfström; [2024]
   Keywords : Hemingway; Possible worlds theory; emic; etic; Textual actual world; Lifeworld; The Old Man and The Sea; Fiction; American Literature;

   Abstract : Reading is a past time activity that is popular all around the world. It is something thathelps us escape reality and put our focus elsewhere. When immersing yourself in afictional world, it can be intriguing to think of how it was created. READ MORE

3. 2. Carbon Protectionism?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Sam Säflund; Malcolm Thunberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Event study; Cumulative Abnormal Return; EU CBAM; ETS; Sustainable finance;

   Abstract : This study examines the market reactions and valuation implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adopted by the European Union (EU). The CBAM is the world's first carbon border import tax aimed at addressing carbon leakage and promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy. READ MORE

4. 3. Of Chaos And Clockworks : A Formal Criticism Of The Modern Sustainability Paradigm

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainability science; complexity; complex adaptive systems; Earth system; Earth system science; resilience theory; the adaptive cycle; chaos theory; eco-theology;

   Abstract : This thesis is a critical review of two central theories in the modern sustainability paradigm – namely… (1) the theory that the Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere form a complex adaptive system – the Earth system, and (2) the theory that all human activities are intrinsically dependent on, and constrained by, non-anthropogenic states and processes in the Earth system. The thesis explains the origins and the logic of these theories, and subjects them to formal, semi-formal and comparative criticism. READ MORE

5. 4. An Undefeatable Cosmological Argument?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : André Juthe; [2021]
   Keywords : modal; cosmological; possible worlds; hardcore actualism; necessary; contingent; possible; contingent totality.;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to provide a formulation of the modal cosmological argument for the existence of a necessary entity, that is more resistant to criticism than those hitherto formulated. The conclusion is that there exists a necessary entity powerful enough to causally sustain the world. READ MORE

6. 5. Feral Futures: speculating more-than-human interactions in urban environments

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Marsali Miller; [2021]
   Keywords : more-than-human; feral; anthropocene; interaction design; speculative design;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the concept of ‘feral’ while speculating possible futures of more-than-human interactions in urban environments. Feral in this project is described as living and non-living entities that are uncontrollable, unintentional, situated and dethatched from humans. READ MORE