Essays about: "morality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 204 essays containing the word morality.

  1. 6. Via Budo: Using the warrior's mind against crime

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Stella Skopelitou; [2023]
    Keywords : budo; crime prevention; rehabilitation; self-control; traditional martial arts;

    Abstract : Traditional martial arts are thought to be a path towards virtue through the practice of self-control. In this study, a survey was used to examine the associations between the practice of traditional martial arts, higher levels of self-control and lower levels of aggression, which were already suggested from previous research. READ MORE

  3. 7. Serious Triviality : A Serious Societal Critique in a Trivial Setting in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Fredrik Zadig; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the late Victorian era, the British upper-class seemed to have set up their own standard of morals where truthfulness and religious conviction gave way for manners and appearance. Oscar Wilde was an outspoken socialist and talented author who shared his critique towards the ills of this society within his literary works. READ MORE

  4. 8. Gaining Social Power In a Time of Conflict : A case study on how the two superpowers China and the US are using security branding on Twitter to gain social power during an ongoing war.

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Emil Karlsson; Linda Wilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Security Branding; Generic Frames; Digital Diplomacy; International Relations; Soft Power; Social Power; Superpower Rivalry; Twitter;

    Abstract : How are the two superpowers of the world using Twitter as a platform for gathering global support for their policies when tweeting about an ongoing international conflict? That is the question that is answered in this thesis through a small-N case study. A mixed-method content analysis, based on security branding and generic framing, was applied to the data to determine how security branding is used by the actors to acquire social power. READ MORE

  5. 9. Freedom in the Digital Age - VAT challenges from data as currency and the platform economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : André Dammert; [2023]
    Keywords : Value Added Tax VAT ; e-commerce; Bitcoin; Data as Currency; Platform Economy; Natural Rights; Public Choice; Governing the Commons; New Institutionalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 2000-talet har introducerat nya sätt att bedriva e-handel, med plattformsekonomin som suddar ut gränserna för vilken person som tillhandahåller tjänster från ett mervärdesskatteperspektiv. Bitcoin har blivit pengar för internetåldern. READ MORE

  6. 10. History, Progress, Morality : An Inquiry on the Metaethics of Moral Progress

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Jacob Gustavsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Philosophy; Moral Progress; Metaethics; Moral Relativism; Moral Realism; Moral Convictions; Moral Skepticism;

    Abstract : In this essay, I examine the interplay between history, progress, and morality, as it is discussed explicitly or implicitly in the metaethical literature. At first sight, it is perhaps intuitive that these three are necessarily intertwined and mutually dependent, as if they were casually connected. READ MORE