Essays about: "holism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word holism.

  1. 1. Mjölkkarusellen : hur Holistiskt Planerad Betesdrift kan öka hållbarheten i en sinande värld

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ida Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : betesplanering; betesdrift; rotationsbete; hållbarhet; småskalighet; regenerativt jordbruk; mjölkproduktion; biologi; holism;

    Abstract : The problems raised due to rapid climate change are complex challenges with various underlying concerns. One of these concerns is the momentary solutions adapted in intensive factory farming, which have led to losses in nature’s finite resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Scoping the field of Enterprise Risk Management - and implementing it at Kraftringen AB

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Karl-Oskar Davidsson; Lennart Falkman; [2021]
    Keywords : Enterprise risk management; ERM; holistic; communication; decision making; resilience; robustness; black swan; implementation; uncertainties; background knowledge; protective values; limitations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Enterprise Risk Management is implemented in various sectors and context. What is really know about ERM and how has the concept progressed parallel to risk research in general? This master thesis investigates some general aspects of ERM and what specific aspects of risk management research is present in current scientific literature. READ MORE

  4. 3. NAVIGATING THE SACRED AND SECULAR A Qualitative Exploration of the Compatibility of Science and Spirituality in Modern Western Society

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Henderson Anna; [2020-11-13]
    Keywords : Science; spirituality; holism; postsecularism; paradigm shift; philosophy of science;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the views of five informants regarding the compatibility of science and spirituality. Three research questions help us explore the informants’ views on science, spirituality, the relationship between them, the potential bridging of the two fields and what changes they understand to be important to the current way of seeing these two fields. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Critique of the Learning Brain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Joakim Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Learning Brain; Learning; Cognitivism; Representational Theory of Mind; Computational Theory of Mind; Mentalism; Mind-Brain Identity; Computer Analogy; Scientism; Anthropological Holism; Enactivism; Intentionality; Intentional Action; Phenomenology; Philosophy of Mind; Cognitive Science; Capabilities; Practical Knowledge; Bildung; Wolf Singer; Kurt W. Fischer; Jerry Fodor; Vincent Descombes; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Elizabeth Anscombe; Evan Thompson;

    Abstract : The guiding question for this essay is: who is the learner? The aim is to examine and criticize one answer to this question, sometimes referred to as the theory of the learning brain, which suggests that the explanation of human learning can be reduced to the transmitting and storing of information in the brain’s formal and representational architecture, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 5. Quine and Wittgenstein : Similarities and Common Misconceptions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Hakim Svanberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Wittgenstein; Quine; Holism;

    Abstract : Quine and late Wittgenstein have often found themselves being compared for similarities and dissimilarities, we can attribute the allure of this subject to both philosophers being similar advocates of holism and epistemological relativity despite taking on different subject matters. Pieranna Garavaso attempted an inquiry of this type, where she compares Quine’s view on holism, relying mainly on “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”, with Wittgenstein’s On Certainty. READ MORE