Essays about: "moral reasoning"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the words moral reasoning.

1. 16. Environmental knowledge and motivated beliefs in flight consumption -An economic approach to cognitive dissonance and motivated reasoning

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alexander Eriksson; Peter Stelleck; [2020-07-10]
   Keywords : Economics; Labeled choice experiment; Environmental knowledge; Cognitive dissonance; Motivated beliefs; Stated preferences; Conditional logit; Environment; Transport;

   Abstract : Growing concerns for increasing consumption, and its impact on global warming, have led interest groups to press individuals and politicians to take action. The environmental movement focus on moral values and attitudes to change consumption behavior. READ MORE

3. 17. The US’ view on Just War : A content analysis of the Trump administration’s justification of the attack on general Soleimani

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna Wallerå; [2020]
   Keywords : Just War theory; jus ad bellum; targeted killing; imminent threat; Trump administration; Soleimani; content analysis;

   Abstract : On January 3, 2020, Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani was killed through a targeted drone strike at the authorisation of the US President Donald Trump. This thesis examines if, and in that case how, the arguments presented by the Trump administration used to justify the killing of general Soleimani are in line with the principles of Just War theory. READ MORE

4. 18. Sex, Love and Moral Control: Exploring the effectiveness and limitations of international and regional human rights law relevant to SOGIESC diverse groups in the quest to invalidate Zimbabwe’s “sodomy” law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Farai Irene Chikwanha; [2019]
   Keywords : Zimbabwe; SOGIESC; sex; same-sex attracted persons; sodomy; carnal intercourse against the order of nature; international human rights law; regional human rights law; comparative law; human rights; privacy; equality; non-discrimination; dignity; consensual; morality; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : “Only in the most technical sense is this a case about who may penetrate whom where. At a practical and symbolical level it is about the status, moral citizenship and sense of self-worth of a significant section of the community. READ MORE

5. 19. Justification and Moral Cognitivism : An Analysis of Jürgen Habermas's Metaethics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Elfström; [2018]
   Keywords : Habermas; cognitivism; metaethics; justification; human rights; Habermas; kognitivism; metaetik; etisk teori; berättigande; mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I scrutinise and interpret Jürgen Habermas’s claim that justification of moral norms necessitates cognitivism. I do this by analysing the general idea behind his discourse theory of morality and then his metaethics. READ MORE

6. 20. Challenges and Possibilities for Accommodating Wild Animals in the Realm of Justice

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Amalia Björnegran; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; environmental justice; ecological justice; NGOs; ENGOs and public agency; wild animals;

   Abstract : Abstract: This research seeks to investigate the possibilities and inadequacies of including wild animals within the justice realm. It bases this research on the reasons and rationales of representatives within environmental non- governmental organizations (ENGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public agency working with animal- rights and welfare or environmental protection. READ MORE