Essays about: "Thing Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 117 essays containing the words Thing Theory.

1. 1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

   Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE

3. 2. EU Taxonomy from the Perspective of Investors

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Agnes Isaksson; Ismira Hodžić; [2023]
   Keywords : EU Taxonomy; Investors; Investment Decisions; Sustainable Investments; Sustainability Reporting; SFDR; CSRD; Asymmetric Information; Legitimacy Theory;

   Abstract : To redirect capital flows towards sustainable investments, the European Union (EU) has implemented the EU Taxonomy, a classification system with definitions for sustainable economic activities. The Taxonomy constitutes a part of the European Green Deal, which is an initiative to transition the EU towards sustainability and competitiveness. READ MORE

4. 3. Let Us Put Our Brains in the Spotlight – Literally!

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

   Author : Elsa Karjalainen; [2023]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Neurons are the working force in each vertebrate’s nervous system. These small cells have the important task of transferring information in the form of electrical charges called action potentials. Neurons make it possible for us to sense touch, process our environment, and store memory. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the Harmonization of Climate Policies in the EU : The Case of Germany

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Matthias Ramthun; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Policy; Climate Targets; European Green Deal; Differentiated Integration; Single Country Case Study; Germany;

   Abstract : One thing the European Union and Germany have in common is their self-imposed role as forerunners in the field of climate policy. Therefore, this thesis explores whether this may be all the two have in common in this area, or whether they are pursuing the same objectives. READ MORE

6. 5. 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