Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Author "Katz, Claire"

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    • The Conjunction of American Politics and Social Contract Theory 
      Green, Jessi E (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 ...
    • The Disenchanted: A Modern Consideration of the Transformative Force of Technicity 
      Black, Christopher David (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 ...
    • Education and Obedience 
      Snyder, Anna
      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 ...
    • Nothing Works: The Enlightenment, Discourse, and the Failure of Reason 
      Sekula, Henry Thomas (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 ...