Browsing Master theses by Title
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A home of one’s own | Philosophical considerations on the issue of housing
(Master thesis, 2020-12-15)While architects, social psychologists, anthropologists and historians have conceptualized it in varied ways, little has been made of the issue of housing in philosophy. The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that many ... -
Consumers’ Responsibility for Global Labour Injustice
(Master thesis, 2020-07-01)An individual from a relatively affluent country is presumably hardly surprised by hearing about stories that depict global labour injustices. We are aware of the fact that there are people in other countries who work under ... -
"Forfølg avvikeren" - en undersøkelse av maktas eksklusjonsapparat
(Master thesis, 2020-04-08)I denne masteroppgaven i sosial filosofi undersøker jeg hvordan mekanismer som er særegne for Foucaults maktbegrep kan føre til sosial eksklusjon, utfrysning og vold. Den grunnleggende tanken bak undersøkelsen er at måten ... -
Frå avgrunn til platå Attføding, fantasiar og begjær i fascismen
(Master thesis, 2020-12-18)Fascism lingers on, despite our best efforts. The thesis at hand asks why, and how it may be dealt with. More precisely, it questions which subterranean impulses, fixations and fantasies characterise fascism as a human ... -
Higen etter geniet
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Moralsk partikularisme, dyd og moralsk resonnering
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)Sammendrag: Moralske prinsipp har vært sentrale i såvel moralsk teori som praksis. Moralsk partikularisme er en kritikk av denne sentrale rollen til prinsipper, og innebærer at moral ikke er avhengig av moralske prinsipp. ... -
On the Nature of Belief: A Force-Based Metaphysics of Confidence
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Skam og kjønn
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg skam og hvordan skam opererer som normregulerende i forhold til det å uttrykke maskulinitet og femininitet, og, dermed, konstruerer kjønnede idealer for subjektivitet. Skam er som oftest ... -
The Adam Smith Project - An Account of Human Interaction
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)This thesis sets out to treat Adam Smith’s work as a whole, showing how his two books, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, both are part of one underlying message rather than opposed to each other. A ... -
The Boundaries of Reality: Quantum Physics within a Transcendental Ideal Framework
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)In this project I am going to explore how the boundaries of our reality are conditioned by metaphysical principles. I will argue, in the spirit of Immanuel Kant, that these metaphysical principles also ground our knowledge ... -
The Intergenerational Ethics of Climate Change: Alternative Ethical Resources
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Wittgenstein and the Concept of Learning in Artificial Intelligence
(Master thesis, 2020-06-26)The object of this investigation is to analyze the application of the concept of learning to machines and software as displayed in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This field has been approached from different philosophical ...