This collection of short stories attempts to examine the role of a changing and often indifferent world has in the way various characters achieve maturity. Though the past is not always obvious in each story, each protagonist is characterized as holding onto some aspect of his or her past life in a way that is detrimental to their growing as human beings. the stories attempt to portray the indifference of the world as it moves forward to the plight of these characters, and to portray the manner in which they each come to terms with such a world and with their own lives.

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Uppsatsen behandlar den svenska Försvarsmaktens reformering från invasionsförsvar till insatsförsvar utifrån ett teoriprövande perspektiv. Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera huruvida det krävs en förståelse av socialdemokraternas moraliska bevekelsegrunder och normativa utgångspunkter för att förklara reformering eller om det är tillräckligt att applicera den realistiska förklaringsmodellen för att få en djupare förståelse av reformeringen? Uppsatsen visar på att realismens och konstruktivismens teoretiska förklaringskraft till reformeringen är tillfredställande samt att den svenska säkerhetspolitiska retoriken domineras utav en nyttomaximerande logik. Därav är slutsatsen att det inte krävs en förståelse av socialdemokraternas moraliska bevekelsegrunder och normativa utgångspunkter för att förklara den svenska försvarsmaktens reformering utan det räcker att applicera den realistiska förklaringsmodellen för att få en djupare förståelse av reformeringen. / This thesis is concerned with the reformation of the Swedish Armed Forces from an operational defense force to a rapid action force on the basis of a comparative theoretical perspective. The main purpose being to analyze whether it is necessary to have an understanding of the Social Democratic Party’s moral and normative reasons to understand this shift or if it is enough to apply the realistic explanation model to appreciate the reformation. It has been shown that theoretically, the theories of realism and constructivism both satisfactorily cover the reformation; and that the Swedish security polity rhetoric is dominated by the logic of maximizing relative gains.In conclusion, this thesis shows that it does not require an understanding of the Social Democratic Party’s moral and normative reasons to comprehend the reformation of the Swedish Armed Forces. Notably, it is sufficient to apply the realistic explanation model to obtain a deeper understanding of the reformation.

Kantian ethics has a strong following amongst the philosophical community when it comes to morality and ethics. Many Kantians, including Christine Korsgaard, subscribe to the view that Kantianism is opposed to Non-Naturalism. This view, while understandable, is incorrect. In fact, the Kantian approach to ethics has a strong commitment to Non-Naturalism in its metaphysical construction. The purpose of this paper is to prove this dependence by showing the inferences and concepts of Kantianism that one cannot accept without accepting Non-Naturalistic principles. To demonstrate this connection between Kantianism and Non-Naturalism, I will give a summary of Kantianism through the interpretation given by Velleman (2005). Then I will present Non-Naturalism as presented by Fitzpatrick (2008) and Cuneo and Shafer-Landau (2014). After explaining these views as clearly as possible, I will explain why Kantianism is committed to Non-Naturalism, address the possible contradiction of Kantianism and Fitzpatrick's idea of 'ethical truths being independent of any perspective,' as well as address the issues raised by Korsgaard (2003) concerning the realist approach to Kantian ethics. / Master of Arts