Browsing 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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(2010-01-20)This thesis examines the connections between the motivations of ante rem structuralism and the problem of automorphism. Ante rem structuralists are led to the problem of automorphism because of their commitment to the ...
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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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(2010-10-12)Michael Walzer has forwarded an argument that defends an exemption from adherence to Jus in Bello when a state finds itself in a situation of "supreme emergency." The argument is morally problematic due to the fact that ...
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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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(2021-09-20)Social media business practices are evaluated using duty ethics, utilitarian ethics, and virtue ethics to reveal ethical issues related to the motivation behind its creation, its consequences for users in terms of both ...
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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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(2010-01-16)In this thesis it is argued that Kant's Copernican turn depends on his doctrine of the imagination, and that by understanding the role of imagination as symbolic rather than schematic, the resources are provided to show ...
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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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(2010-10-12)Kant’s idea of the person and its place within his so-called “Formula of Humanity” has taken on an important role in contemporary discussions of normative ethics. Yet, despite its popularity, confusion remains as to what ...
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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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(2010-07-14)This inquiry explores the possibility of applying principles from Plato?s education system in the Republic to modern military leadership development programs. Both are concerned with producing a ?guard-dog? that will serve ...
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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 ...