Sökning: "epistemic authority"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade orden epistemic authority.
1. Why Induction, but not Deduction, is a Legitimate Source of Justified Aesthetic Belief
Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för estetikSammanfattning : What, if any, kind of inferential reasoning can be a legitimate source of justified aesthetic belief? Looking at deductive and inductive reasoning respectively, this paper concludes that only the latter can be formulated so that there is reason to accept the premises as true and thus justify the conclusion. This follows from considerations about the type of generalisations that the arguments rely on. LÄS MER
2. “Why isn’t anyone telling us?” - En socialantropologisk studie om kunskap och antivaccin-forum online
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiSammanfattning : This thesis examines conspiracy theories and the scepticism that exists concerning Covid-19 vaccines, although science today is easily accessible. The discussion revolves around what scepticism is present in anti-vaccine forums, why some people distance themselves from the current scientific debate and why they turn to internet forums to gather information. LÄS MER
3. Can the Subaltern be heard? : A student perspective, on identity power relations and epistemic positioning within the Swedish Educational System.
Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikSammanfattning : Our ability to perceive our environment through prejudge mental attitudes is a necessary capacity in order to survive in a social environment. However, how we utilize this capacity, and whether it promotes equality or inequality, is to a large extent dependant on our perception of ourselves in relation to our surroundings. LÄS MER
4. Trust me, I'm a Priest! : Justifying Epistemic Trust in Religious Authorities
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenSammanfattning : In this thesis I argue that epistemic trust in religious authorities is different from epistemic trust in other kinds of authorities because God disturbs the two-party relationship between trustee and truster. I reach this conclusion by first examining the nature of epistemic trust in authorities and how it is justifiable to practice this kind of trust. LÄS MER
5. Farsotens kväsande : Smittkoppsvaccinets introduktion i Sverige 1798-1805
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikSammanfattning : This study treats the topic of smallpox prevention in Sweden during the nascent phase of vaccination between 1798–1805. The aim is to examine how Swedish physicians sought to establish trustworthiness for a new medical treatment as well as to analyse the relation between professional physicians and the unlicensed actors involved in the practice, i. LÄS MER
