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The Intellectual History Of Inter-war British Fascists
Between World Wars I and II, allied forces girded themselves to quash yet another enemy bent on world conquest: fascism. In England, however, the British fascists set about to save what they saw as a dying empire. In an effort to restore Britain's greatness, British fascism held to fascist …
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Positioning the Intellectual: Žižek as a Sociological Phenomenon
… offers a sociological examination of the rise to prominence of Slavoj Žižek—the Slovene philo-superstar and intellectual celebrity. Drawing upon cultural sociology and the sociology of intellectual interventions, the dissertation widens the application of Positioning Theory, suggesting …
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Adorno and the Language of the Intellectual in Exile
… Reflections from a Damaged Life </em>(1951). These works embody the adversity Adorno wrestled with in his personal life and voice a quasi-indignant resignation to the notion of displacement as a natural yet mutilated human condition. I will analyze <em>Dialectic of Enlightenment </em>through …
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Adolf A. Berle, Jr.: The Intellectual as Modern Priest
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Pragmatism and the intellectual development of American public administration
Histories of public administration’s early intellectual development have little to report on the influences of pragmatism as developed by philosophers such as Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. This dissertation contributes to the literature of the history of public …
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Jeane Kirkpatrick and Neoconservatism: The Intellectual Evolution of a Liberal
<p>Dr. Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, a leading voice in the neoconservative movement, is best known for her articulation of the Kirkpatrick Doctrine, distinctions between authoritarian and totalitarian regimes that served as the foundation for the Reagan Administration's Latin American policies. Her …
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The intellectual companion in the fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
With the exception of the "Yellow Wallpaper" and Herland, very little of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's fiction has received any critical attention. This thesis, however, explores the evolution of a possible new character type, the intellectual companion, in her lesser-studied fiction. We can trace the …
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Kant's Metaphysical Deduction and the Intellectual Origin of the Categories
… existents. But in his metaphysical deduction of the categories, Kant seeks to vindicate our right to use the categories to think of such connections. Kant holds that certain acts of the understanding make judgments possible. For example, the judgment “If the sun shines, then the stone warms up” …
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Mbeki's Africanism : the intellectual and political thought of Thabo Mbeki
This dissertation examines and analyses the intellectual and political thought of Thabo Mbeki. The study examines Mbeki’s thought throughout his political career from his political activism during the anti-apartheid movement to his rise as major leader in the ANC and the government. The thesis …
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Some aspects of the intellectual relations between Galileo and the Jesuits
During the years from 1616 (when the Decree prohibiting two Copernican propositions was issued by the Congregation of the Index) to 1623 (when Galileo published The Assayer) Jesuits of the Roman College made several attempts to draw Galileo into further discussion of his work. This was not with the …
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The Mind of Christ: The Intellectual Virtue of φρόνησις in Paul's Letters
In Paul's letters, there is an epistemic difference between those who are in Christ and those who are not, characterized by the uniquely Christian practice of the intellectual virtue of φρόνησις, or practical wisdom. Over the course of his letters, Paul defines the intellectual virtue of practical …
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Discovering New Selves: Service-Learning and the Intellectual Development of College Students
The purpose of this study was to explore college students' intellectual development through their service-learning experience. This study also took into consideration the characteristics of student groups and the way in which they transformed intellectually through their service-learning …
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The intellectual, emotional and sociocultural experience of Indian students in the U.K.
This research examines the intellectual, emotional and socio-cultural experiences of Indian students in higher education in the UK. It has three research questions. First, what are the reasons driving Indian students to study in the UK? Second, what are the economic, political and cultural factors …
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Phenomenology, Film and Curriculum Theory: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Persona of Teachers
Teachers have lost autonomy due to the restraints placed on them by local and state standards and standardized testing. I am concerned that teachers have lost sight of their purpose as intellectuals who guide students in the development of critical thinking skills. In this dissertation, I used film …
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The Effect of a Tutorial Program on The Intellectual Development of Disadvantaged Infants
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