Essays about: "Systematic philosophy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words Systematic philosophy.

  1. 21. Language and The Language of Thought- A linguistic perspective on the philosophy of Fodor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Johan Blomberg; [2007]
    Keywords : folk psychology; Fodor; Jerry A; philosophy; language; linguistics; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The status of folk psychology and its concepts has come under scrutiny in contemporary philosophy of mind and psychology (cf. Ryle 1949; Nisbett and Wilson 1977; Churchland 1986; Dennett 1987, 1991). READ MORE

  3. 22. Change Management or continuous improvements : Planning a company to transform into a Lean Enterprise

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi

    Author : Jerry Hurum; [2006]
    Keywords : Lean; Change Management;

    Abstract : It seems commonly accepted that today’s competitive environment with changing customer values, the need to introduce products faster, and financial expectations of stockholders demand a change in the old way of doing things. In 2003 Dyno Nobel merged with an American company, Ensign Bickford, which had developed very promising results over the last few years. READ MORE

  4. 23. Extracting metadata from textual documents and utilizing metadata for adding textual documents to an ontology

    University essay from Matematiska och systemtekniska institutionen

    Author : Marc Caubet; Mònica Cifuentes; [2006]
    Keywords : Ontology; indexing; information retrieval; metadata; clustering; Topic Maps;

    Abstract : The term Ontology is borrowed from philosophy, where an ontology is a systematic account of Existence. In Computer Science, ontology is a tool allowing the effective use of information, making it understandable and accessible to the computer. For these reasons, the study of ontologies gained growing interest recently. READ MORE

  5. 24. Quantitative and qualitative social science: Toward a multilateral conceptualization for normative use

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Artur Nilsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Kvalitativ analys; Kvantitativ analy; Kuhn; Thomas; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The philosophy of social science is today, from the perspective of the scientists themselves, dominated by the notions of quantitative and qualitative research. Social scientists make distinctions between a wide range of different aspects of research in terms of what is quantitative and qualitative. READ MORE

  6. 25. Deriving morality from rationality -A defence of the rationalchoice framework of David Gauthier's moral theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Praktisk filosofi

    Author : Fritz-Anton Fritzson; [2005]
    Keywords : Moral motivation; Rational-choice framework; Contractarian moral theory; Systematic philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : In this essay I will argue that any plausible moral theory should be able to provide a good answer to the question "why should I be moral"? This is the question of moral motivation. I will further suggest that a contractarian moral theory, such as that of David Gauthier,1 provides a plausible answer to this question. READ MORE