Essays about: "moral confusion"

Found 4 essays containing the words moral confusion.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Confusion Causing Chimeras : An evaluation of the Moral Confusion argument against the creation of human-nonhuman chimeras

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Jakub Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Chimera; bioethics; dignity; personhood; confusion; moral confusion;

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  4. 3. Exploring Social Entrepreneurship : A Case Study about Legitimacy from a Consumer Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Selamawit Bede; [2014]
    Keywords : Pragmatic legitimacy; moral legitimacy; customer perception; GodEl; social entrepreneurship; shared values; corporate social responsibility;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on the derivation of a new approach to business. Emphasis is put on organizations contributing to both economic success as well as social progress.  This dual financial and social value creation is referred to as social entrepreneurship. READ MORE

  5. 4. Decision making and the role of empathy in animal ethics committees (AECs)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elisabeth Tjärnström; [2013]
    Keywords : laboratory animals; animal ethics committees; ethical review; empathy; anthrozoology;

    Abstract : Ethical evaluation of scientific studies carried out using animals is legally mandated in many countries and has been so in Sweden for over three decades. The animal ethics committees (AECs) responsible for the task have however been subjected to criticism; common critique being that the wrong issues are discussed and that the ethical evaluation is thus incomplete, that there is a lack of coherence across committees and that the committees are not as democratic as they might appear. READ MORE