Browsing Masters Degrees (Philosophy) by Title
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Perspectives of different stakeholders about mental health care services provided by traditional healers in Ghana and the possibility of the integration of traditional medicine into mental health care
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is recognition that despite technological advancement and increase in expenditure in formal health care services, the popularity of traditional healing services has remained very high. This is ... -
n Postmoderne uitdaging aan die 'paradigmale biomediese etiek model' met verwysing na kompleksiteitsteorie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction From the postmodern ethical perspective [the postmodernist would say Jrom the ethical perspective], there is something suspicious and inherently unethical in a system of ethics supported ... -
Postmodernism and the dilemma of an appropriate Christian paradigm for ethical descision making
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Church is facing a dilemma in how to apply and live out its message in a postmodern world. For many in the Church an understanding and application of morals and ethics has become bewildering. This ... -
Poststructural approach to the abortion dilemma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Moral theories often view the problem of abortion as oppositional: either fiercely "pro-life" or adamantly "pro-choice". A closer view at their respective arguments suggests that extreme polar views ... -
Poststructural ethics and the possibility of a general ethical theory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is concerned with the possibility and characterisation of poststructural ethics and the ethics of general theories. It contains a review of selected readings on Modernity and provides a ... -
Poverty and the role of business
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)As poverty continues to impact billions of people across the world – to the extent that millions die daily simply because they are too poor to live – there is a pressing ethical question to ask: Who, if anyone, should be ... -
Poverty, spirits and sommunity : explorations in intercultural philosophy
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)The Philosophy of Poverty and the Ethics of Ubuntu The question posed in this article is if and how the ethics of ubuntu could play a role in poverty eradication in a capitalist economic system. I address this question ... -
Power in the physician-patient relationship
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper examines aspects of power within the physicianpatient relationship. The historical development of the physician-patient relationship is briefly reviewed and some of the complexities of the ... -
The principle of respect for autonomy and the sterilization of people with intellectual disabilities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The implementation of eugenic policies reached its peak during the zo" century when thousands of people with intellectual disabilities and other "undesirable qualities" were involuntary sterilized. ... -
The problem of political legitimacy : a comparative analysis of the theories of John Rawls and Seyla Benhabib
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this thesis is twofold: In the first place, I aim to define the main features of the problem of political legitimacy – understood as the normative justification of a governing regime – ... -
Public health policy in resource allocation: the role of ubuntu ethics in redressing resource disparity between public and private healthcare in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis under the title “Public Health Policy in Resource Allocation: the Role of Ubuntu Ethics in Redressing Resource Disparity between Public and Private Healthcare in South Africa” explores health ... -
Raising ethical issues in the dead: an exploration of ethical challenges in Forensic Medicine
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation explores ethical challenges in the forensic medicine field. Pivotal to forensic pathology are the deceased and the medico-legal investigation. The unique relationship between forensic ... -
The refugee as citizen : the possibility of political membership in a cosmopolitan world
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is to determine what responsibilities democratic states have toward refugees. This problem is stated within the broader framework of the tension inherent in all democratic states: ... -
Responsibility in health care
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)Please refer to full text for abstract. -
Restoring Shalom in the economy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates why human poverty and environmental degradation still exist to the extent that they do in a world where there appears to be sufficient scientific and social knowledge to reduce ... -
The role of discussion in the institutionalisation of a code of conduct/ethics with specific reference to the adoption of a code of conduct by the South African Police Service
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1998)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die uitgangspunt vir hierdie tesis was die deurslaggewende rol wat gesprekvoering kan speel in die suksesvolle institusionalisering en aanvaarding van 'n gedrags- of etiese kode. Met hierdie ... -
The role of values and corporate culture in people management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The business world has seemingly become hit by, or perhaps it has been more exposed of its unethical and morally bad decisions and procedures. One just has to follow the businessrelated issues and one ... -
Science, society, technology and holistic modes of thought
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This work involves a study of different conceptions of knowledge as are found in a mechanisticnaturalistic view of science, particularly from within Western intellectual culture, and how such conceptions ... -
The self in the thought of Kierkegaard, Sartre and Jung
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem explored in this study concerns authenticity, and can be formulated as the question: 'How does one become oneself? In order to answer this query, related issues must be addressed, for ... -
Should we save nature while people go hungry? : an analysis of nature preservation and poverty within the South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is a land of stunning beauty and scenic wonder, with contrasts ranging from arid semi-desert areas to lush green forests; from flat plains to towering mountains. Socially and economically ...
