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Jag hade inget val - En jämförelse mellan Robert Nozicks rättighetsbaserade och Serena Olsarettis alternativfokuserade definition av begreppet frivillighet

Gard, Linnea LU (2012) MRSK30 20121
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
The concept of voluntariness is based on several assumptions that cannot be taken for granted, as they are deeply contested among philosophers. This thesis will focus on the relationship between the possible options and the voluntariness of the action chosen by the agent. This will be carried out by understanding the concept of voluntariness in two competing ways: Robert Nozick's rights-based definition and Serena Olsaretti's alternative-focused definition created in response to Nozick. These
definitions will be understood in the light of several other complex concepts, namely freedom, responsibility, threats and force. With the help of examples previously used by Nozick and Olsaretti, but also through an example created by the author of... (More)
The concept of voluntariness is based on several assumptions that cannot be taken for granted, as they are deeply contested among philosophers. This thesis will focus on the relationship between the possible options and the voluntariness of the action chosen by the agent. This will be carried out by understanding the concept of voluntariness in two competing ways: Robert Nozick's rights-based definition and Serena Olsaretti's alternative-focused definition created in response to Nozick. These
definitions will be understood in the light of several other complex concepts, namely freedom, responsibility, threats and force. With the help of examples previously used by Nozick and Olsaretti, but also through an example created by the author of this thesis.

Hopefully this comparative study of two different concepts of voluntariness will shed some light into the difficult task of defining an abstract concept such as voluntariness. (Less)
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author
Gard, Linnea LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSK30 20121
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Olsaretti, Serena, Nozick, Robert, frivillighet, frivillig, definiera, begrepp, definition, mänskliga rättigheter, filosofi, human rights
language
Swedish
id
2596910
date added to LUP
2012-09-25 14:18:47
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:39
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  abstract     = {{The concept of voluntariness is based on several assumptions that cannot be taken for granted, as they are deeply contested among philosophers. This thesis will focus on the relationship between the possible options and the voluntariness of the action chosen by the agent. This will be carried out by understanding the concept of voluntariness in two competing ways: Robert Nozick's rights-based definition and Serena Olsaretti's alternative-focused definition created in response to Nozick. These
definitions will be understood in the light of several other complex concepts, namely freedom, responsibility, threats and force. With the help of examples previously used by Nozick and Olsaretti, but also through an example created by the author of this thesis.

Hopefully this comparative study of two different concepts of voluntariness will shed some light into the difficult task of defining an abstract concept such as voluntariness.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Jag hade inget val - En jämförelse mellan Robert Nozicks rättighetsbaserade och Serena Olsarettis alternativfokuserade definition av begreppet frivillighet}},
  year         = {{2012}},
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