Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Department "Philosophy"
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(1982)Autonomy is generally diminished within society. The effects of this diminution are examined in two groups: hospitalized patients and hospital nurses. Hospitalized patients experience reduced or absent autonomy as a result ...
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(1987)The American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce has come to be regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern day logic. One of his most original contributions is the logical system called existential graphs. Through ...
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(2013-09-25)Using American political party platforms, I will identify and analyze the influence of social contract theory in contemporary American politics. The relationship between the Lockean model of government and the Hobbesian ...
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(2014-08-21)On the one hand, liberals, such as John Rawls (1971), assume that individuals are morally unencumbered by their community affiliations. Their only obligations are those that they voluntarily accept. On the other hand, ...
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(2013-09-24)In this project I will create a philosophically rigorous assessment of what it means to be in the 21st century. I will conceptualize the human subject in relation to the primary signifier of the contemporary age: rapid ...
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For this project, I will build upon previous work on phenomenology and the interconnectedness of the world. By utilizing past works on phenomenology, the relation of space, and subjectivity vs. objectivity, I will analyze ...
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This thesis addresses the fact that we often obey our perceived authorities to the point of immorality. Why do we obey? How does education affect obedience in either a good or bad way? Ought we always obey? If not, when ...
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In this paper, I will be applying María Lugones theory of “World-Traveling”, “Arrogant Perception”, and “Decolonial Feminism” to the experiences of minority faculty-specifically women faculty of color- in American institutions ...
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How The Chapter 313 Tax Incentive Has Impacted Solar Energy Expansion and School Districts in Texas The development of solar energy in Texas began to increase rapidly in 2019, quickly catching up with California, the nationwide leader. This recent rapid increase is an ongoing trend that presents a unique opportunity to ...
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This project takes an interdisciplinary approach between phenomenology and human-computer interaction to demonstrate how mediation theory establishes a process from which we can obtain a more comprehensive qualitative ...
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(1994)This circuitous route seems to have danced neatly around the question: What is the nature of Marxist socialism? What is the nature of the Nietzschean Aristocratic Radicalism? Very well, then, let me answer Marxist socialism ...
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(2013-09-25)My research is on the ethical theories of Aristotle and Kant – the two most influential ethical theories in Western history. Despite their persuasiveness, each presents a different view with regards to the notion of morality ...
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(2013-09-28)In this project I study the history of the American penal system. By studying the history of both the structure and ideology behind the penitentiary, I hope to come to a greater understanding of how we have arrived at our ...
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(2013-09-24)This thesis will argue that, along with reason, emotions play a critical role in both moral and non-moral life. It is argued by Kantian moralists that a moral law can only based in reason, while Aristotelian moralists ...
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Indexicals are linguistic expressions whose referents vary according to the context of their utterance. Common examples include words such as ‘now,’ ‘here,’ and ‘that.’ However, my attention is primarily directed toward ...
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(2013-02-04)The practice of medicine is rife with ethically challenging situations. Two areas of medicine particularly lend themselves to this type of challenge: (a) pediatrics, which abounds with concerns regarding autonomy and (b) ...
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(1996)This research is an attempt to shed light on a serious difficulty for contemporary physicalism. The methodological approach includes both historical critique and logical analysis. The first section shows that one type of ...
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(2018-04-23)Education has played a primary role in the development of democracy, beginning with its inception in Ancient Greece. It would be a mistake to examine the modern relationship between education and democracy without using ...
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(1983)What is the relation of mind to body? Are there separate entities called "mind" and "body," or is there only one kind of substance of which they are manifestations. If so, what is that one kind of substance? These are the ...
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(1983)The United Methodist Church provides a model for understanding the relationship between theology, institutional structure and behaviour. Following the World Council of Church's meeting in Mexico, 1963, the Church followed ...