Essays about: "rationality"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 294 essays containing the word rationality.

  1. 11. Courting Risk: A Prospect Theory Analysis of Putin’s Decision to Invade Ukraine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Laura Best; [2023]
    Keywords : prospect theory; decision-making; rationality; 2022 Ukraine invasion; Putin; risk; loss;

    Abstract : On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine under orders of Vladimir Putin. The invasion subsequently inspired a debate on the rationality behind this decision. READ MORE

  3. 12. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

    Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

  4. 13. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

    Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

  5. 14. Floating Thresholds – On the Idea of the Portal in Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Ivan Grelz; [2023]
    Keywords : Portal; Gate; Architecture; Theory; Threshold; Liminal; Nature; Myth; Ritual; Speed; Depth;

    Abstract : This project investigates a specific concept within architecture: the portal. Divided into eight independent chapters, all possible to read as stand-alone parts, the thesis – a hybrid essay consisting of text, images, drawings and models – uses the portal as a springboard, or tool, for approaching existing theories on the invisible forces that shape the world and our built environment. READ MORE

  6. 15. Navigating the Paradox : Moral Intuitions, Evolutionary Critiques & Philosophical Implications

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

    Author : Pontus Frost; [2023]
    Keywords : Moral Intuitions; Evolutionary Critiques; cultural Critiques; Darwinian Dilemma; Paradox; Paradox; Moraliska intuitioner; evolutionär kritik; kulturell kritik;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore moral intuition as an epistemological tool for constructing moral systems, focusing specifically on the challenges arising from evolutionary and cultural biases. This thesis will consider and discuss Michael Huemer's Ethical Intuitionism, Peter Singer's critique of moral intuitions, and Sharon Street's Darwinian Dilemma, I consider some possible defenses and counterarguments concerning the reliability of moral intuitions. READ MORE