Essays about: "virtue ethics"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 essays containing the words virtue ethics.
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21. Bedövningsmetoder vid grisslakt : en etisk jämförelse mellan koldioxid och skjutning på gård
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Slaktgrisar måste bedövas innan avblodning i Sverige och koldioxidbedövning är den vanlig-aste metoden. Syftet med den här litteraturstudien är att jämföra två diametralt olika bedöv-ningsmetoder, skjutning på gård och koldioxidbedövning, från två normativa etiska teorier, nyttoetik och dygdetik. READ MORE
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22. Reflexive Toleration : A Critical Inquiry into Rainer Forst’s Theory of Toleration
University essay from Uppsala universitet/EtikAbstract : This master’s thesis provides a critical inquiry into Rainer Forst’s theory of toleration, including a descriptive section and a normative critical stance of said theory. Being placed in the tradition of critical theory, also applied as the theoretical framework, and using a hermeneutics methodology when approaching the material, the aim is to provide a close reading of Forst’s texts. READ MORE
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23. Can the Act of Destroying Nature be Evil in Itself? : A Virtue Ethical Approach to the Last Man Thought Experiment
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : .... READ MORE
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24. Valuing nature : ethical considerations of biodiversity in sustainability science
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Species extinction rates have during the last centuries reached levels leading scholars to proclaim a sixth mass extinction, even referred to as defining element of the Anthropocene. How humanity relates to nature and biodiversity has thus become part of how we delineate and describe the geological epoch we live in. READ MORE
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25. 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 fakultetenAbstract : 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