Essays about: "reductionism."

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  1. 6. Understanding Iranian Proxy Warfare: A Historical Analysis of the Relational Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraqi Insurgencies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Hjalte H. Handberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Iranian Foreign Policy; Proxy Warfare; Iraqi Civil War; Relational Identities; Constructivism; Critical Security Analysis; New Wars;

    Abstract : In recent years, the IRI has managed to increase its influence in the Middle East. The strategic use of proxy warfare has played a central role as surrounding countries have become destabilised. READ MORE

  3. 7. Minerals and Magic Machines: A critical approach to modern agricultural technology and its connection to world-system flows of rare earth elements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen; [2018]
    Keywords : Technology; ag-tech; agriculture; Denmark; rare earths; extractivism; mining; China; discourse; reductionism; politics; nature; machines; fetishism; world system; supply chain; critical realism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis connects agricultural technology (ag-tech) within a Danish context to a world system of production in which rare earth elements (REs) play a crucial role. These elements are essential for modern technology. READ MORE

  4. 8. The War Within : Battling Polarization, Reductionism, and Superficiality - A critical analysis of truth-telling in war reporting

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Mayli Mertens; [2015]
    Keywords : media ethics; responsible journalism; war reporting; truth; bias; objectivity; fairness; virtue ethics; phronesis; epistemic injustice; polarization; reductionism;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes specific challenges concerning 'truth-telling' war reporters face when reporting on international conflict. For this purpose truth is examined in accordance with journalistic principles outlined in codes of ethics, with a focus on objectivity and fairness. READ MORE

  5. 9. An Evolutionary Argument against Physicalism : or some advice to Jaegwon Kim and Alvin Plantinga

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Skogholt; [2014]
    Keywords : philosophy of mind; reductionism; mental causation; Jaegwon Kim; Alvin Plantinga; The myth of nonreductive materialism the evolutionary argument against naturalism ;

    Abstract : According to the dominant tradition in Christianity and many other religions, human beings are both knowers and actors: beings with conscious beliefs about the world who sometimes act intentionally guided by these beliefs. According to philosopher of mind Robert Cummins the “received view” among philosophers of mind is epiphenomenalism, according to which mental causation does not exist: neural events are the underlying causes of both behavior and belief which explains the correlation (not causation) between belief and behavior. READ MORE

  6. 10. Implications of cultural differences between West and East on User Experience and Interaction Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för designvetenskaper; Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Emil Nikander; [2013]
    Keywords : creativity; copycat culture; field-dependence; holism; reductionism; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Psychologists have until lately been rather likeminded when it comes to how the human brain is interpreting and processing different types of information. We react in certain ways when exposed to certain information but considering those reactions stem from experiments mainly conducted on Americans is not something that is considered to be of importance. READ MORE