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Showing 1 to 20 of 125 for “"Department of Philosophy"”.
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Identity across possible worlds
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Philosophy, 1975
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Intermediate logics and equational classes of Brouwerian algebras.
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Philosophy, 1972
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Ethics Experience: Toward a Pragmatist Metaethics
… a Pragmatist Metaethics Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Diana Beverley Heney, 2014 Graduate Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto This project develops a strain of pragmatist thought arising from the work of Charles Sanders Peirce, carried on by William James, John …
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Is linguistics a part of psychology?
Noam Chomsky, the founding father of generative grammar and the instigator of some of its core research programs, claims that linguistics is a part of psychology, concerned with a class of cognitive structures employed in speaking and understanding. In a recent book, Ignorance of Language, Michael …
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Experience and time
… directly acquainted with the temporal structure of the world than with its spatial structure. We hear one word succeeding another; feel two taps as simultaneous; or see the glow of a firework persisting, before it finally fizzles and fades. However, time is special, for we not only experience …
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'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic
… the links between masculinity and the spread of HIV/AIDS by examining adolescents’ conceptions of manhood and the ways in which hegemonic masculinity manifests itself through peer pressure. The study employed qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. …
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Moral reasons of our own
This thesis examines the idea of the second-personal reason, as advocated by Stephen Darwall in his influential book, The Second-Person Standpoint. A second-personal reason is a reason that exists not in the world, nor in a single individual's mind, but in the relationship between two (or more) …
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La recherche de la justice dans le theatre de Paul Claudel
… t pour nous de longues heures d'etude, offrait aussi de precieuses clefs pour la comprehension de pieces particulierement obscures, et nous pensons ici particulierement aux magnifiques etudes de Monsieur J. Petit sur La Ville. Enfin, il nous a semble pouvoir apporter quelque chose de …
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Wittgenstein's philosophy of language
Includes bibliographical references.
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Eating (Meat) ethically: The convergence of Human Health, ecological sustainability
When discussing the ethics of what we eat, the key variables to take into account to form a robust position are human wellbeing, animal wellbeing, and ecological sustainability. I take this to be relatively uncontroversial. My contribution to this discussion is to note the manner in which questions …
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An assessment of the onset of summer rainy season in Southern Africa - case study of Botswana
The economies of most Sub-Saharan African countries are linked to the onset, reliability and performance of seasonal rainfall. Failure of seasonal rains may signal food deficits or worse. Farmers, water conservationists and government bodies responsible for food security, all have an interest in …
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Political philosophy and private property : an evaluation of four main types of theory concerning ownership and distribution of property in a just society
… should be neutral between the conceptions of the good life of its citizens; that it should take as one of its foremost goals the maximization of their freedom, and with a tentative acceptance of the view that individuals have natural rights. It attempts to answer the following questions: 1. …
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Democratizing money : from the federalist papers to the community currency movement
This thesis examines the political idea of democratic money, within the historically specific capitalist democracy (Wood, 1995: 213), and critically evaluates counter claims to be democratizing money made by advocates of community currencies.
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Rhythmomachia : a propaedeutic game of the middle ages
Bibliography: leaves 226-246.
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Logic and the limits of explanation: the justification of deduction, Carrollian regress, logical validity and deductive inferential knowledge
This essay engages with the problems of the justification of deduction, Carrollian regress, and deductive inferential knowledge. Also, it is considered whether Lewis Carroll's tale of what the tortoise said to Achilles can be interpreted as suggesting an argument against the possibility of …
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The humanism of Dante
Humanism may be defined as the ethic of human nobility. As such, it is largely associated with the Renaissance, which discovered anew the civilization of Greece and Rome. Yet, Mediaeval culture was also deeply influenced by Classical ideals, and it is part of our task to make some distinction …
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The relationship between religion and rights in the writings of John Locke
… ever-increasing phenomenon while the influence of the church plays an ever-diminishing role in today's society. The irony of the situation is that rights have their source in religion. It is Locke who is credited with having put the question of rights into the mainstream of political thinking …
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The education of the Indian in Natal,(1860-1947). Volume Two
This historical, critical study of "The Education of the Indian in Natal 1860•1947", in two volumes, is presented as a thesis in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the faculty of 1:ducation at the University of ; Cape Town. The study was commenced in April, …
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