subject:(History of Philosophy)

McMaster University

1. Laderoute, Karl W. Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge.

Degree: PhD, 2013, McMaster University

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This thesis examines Nietzsche’s epistemology. Its main interlocutors are two previously existing attempts to explain Nietzsche’s views on truth and knowledge. One of these… (more)

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This thesis examines Nietzsche’s epistemology. Its main interlocutors are two previously existing attempts to explain Nietzsche’s views on truth and knowledge. One of these interpretationsI dub the ‘postmodern’ reading, held most notably by Sarah Kofman, Jacques Derrida, and Paul de Man. The other is the ‘modern’ reading of Walter Kaufmann, John T. Wilcox, and most prominently Maudemarie Clark and Brian Leiter. Each of these readings emphasizes one aspect of Nietzsche’s thought. The postmodern reading focuses on Nietzsche’s more radical pronouncements, and promotes a type of scepticism and subjectivism. The modern reading, by contrast, emphasizes Nietzsche’s more traditional claims, and argues that he lauds science and preserves our ability to attain truth. However, neither reading is entirely satisfactory. In what follows, I first critically examine both of these readings in detail. The first chapter highlights the major points of these two readings, as well as some issues in each. After detailing these positions, I then turn to a largely chronological reading of Nietzsche’s works to establish an alternative account of his epistemology. Chapters two through four provide readings of Nietzsche’s epistemological claims in his major works from Human, All Too Human (1878) until Twilight of the Idols(1888). I combine this chronological reading withother informative aspects of Nietzsche’s thought. These other aspects include Nietzsche’s reading of Roger Boscovich (1711-1787) and his adoption of force-point ontology, his ontological commitment to nominalism, his views on evolution and its role in epistemology, and his similarities with Ernst Mach (1838-1916). Finally, I also connect Nietzsche’s epistemology with his critiques of morality and religion. I show that my reading is buttressed by the deep congruity between Nietzsche’s epistemology and his critiques, while the modern and postmodern readings are both unable to account for this congruity in a satisfactory manner.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Advisors/Committee Members: Allen, Barry, Sciaraffa, Stefan, Sassen, Brigitte, Philosophy.

Subjects/Keywords: Nietzsche; History of Philosophy; Epistemology; Ethics; History of Philosophy; History of Philosophy

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Laderoute, K. W. (2013). Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13327

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Laderoute, Karl W. “Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13327.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Laderoute, Karl W. “Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Laderoute KW. Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2013. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13327.

Council of Science Editors:

Laderoute KW. Between Modern and Postmodern: Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13327

University of New Mexico

2. Signoracci, Gino. Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism.

Degree: Philosophy, 2017, University of New Mexico

URL: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/24

► This study examines nineteenth-century German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel’s appraisal of philosophies of India. In Hegel’s time, classical Indian texts such as the Vedas, Upaniṣads,… (more)

▼ This study examines nineteenth-century German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel’s appraisal of philosophies of India. In Hegel’s time, classical Indian texts such as the Vedas, Upaniṣads, and Bhagavadgītā had only recently been translated into European languages, and were generating tremendous controversy. Hegel carved out a unique and hugely influential position by devotedly reading fledgling translations of source texts alongside European interpretations, attempting to comprehend the philosophical significance of Indian thought. Hegel’s legacy proved deeply problematic, however, both because his views were not entirely consistent or unambiguous over time, and because his evident relegation of Indian ideas to pre- or unphilosophical status became the dominant practice among Europeans and Westerners through the twentieth century even while Hegel’s star, relatively speaking, went into a period of decline. While Hegel spent much more time and space discussing Indian philosophy in detail than did many philosophers who succeeded him in Europe and elsewhere, today his philosophy is too-frequently either reflexively labeled Eurocentric to legitimize ignoring or summarily dismissing it, or studied and written about exclusively in the context of “Western” ideas as if India were of little or no serious concern to him. This work first situates Hegel’s interest in and attention to Indian ideas in the context of the philosophical trends of Spinozism and Romanticism that he sought to navigate from his earliest forays into theology and philosophy. It then interrogates his analyses and judgments of Indian philosophical systems over the course of his career, revealing the increasing depth and innovation in his engagement with India over time while also critiquing his readings of Indian texts and his characterizations of Indian thought and culture. In doing so, it endeavors to supply the complete account of Hegel’s approach to Indian philosophy in its full complexity. Advisors/Committee Members: Adrian Johnston, John Taber, Brent Kalar, Iain Thomson.

Subjects/Keywords: Hegel; Indian Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Comparative Philosophy; Eurocentrism; Comparative Philosophy; Continental Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Philosophy

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Signoracci, G. (2017). Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/24

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Signoracci, Gino. “Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/24.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Signoracci, Gino. “Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Signoracci G. Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/24.

Council of Science Editors:

Signoracci G. Hegel on Indian Philosophy: Spinozism, Romanticism, Eurocentrism. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2017. Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/24

3. Canning, Gregory. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.

Degree: PhD, Philosophy, 2011, The Catholic University of America

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9710

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Philosophy. The Catholic University of America

The interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy has been a source of controversy ever since his lapse… (more)

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Philosophy. The Catholic University of America

The interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy has been a source of controversy ever since his lapse into insanity at the beginning of 1889. One aspect of his thought, in particular, has been a point of contention among scholars since the 1930s – his thought of the eternal recurrence. This is when scholars first devoted considerable attention to the difficulty of interpreting this teaching within the context of his philosophy as a whole. The works of Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, and Karl Löwith were instrumental in establishing the eternal recurrence as an important part of Nietzsche's philosophy. Among the three, Löwith's interpretation of the eternal recurrence has been most influential: for Löwith, the recurrence breaks apart into two incommensurable halves, a cosmological doctrine regarding the eternity of the world and an anthropological doctrine regarding human life. These halves contradict one another and cannot be brought together to form a coherent unity – a position largely accepted in the scholarship since Löwith's time. This dissertation seeks to correct this interpretation by examining Nietzsche's works, beginning with the earliest and working its way toward his final writings (the opposite of Löwith's procedure). The result is a new interpretation of the eternal recurrence that illuminates the coherence of the doctrine. The source of the thought lies in Nietzsche's reflection on the nature of science and its detrimental influence on life in The Birth of Tragedy and, significantly, the "History" essay (1874). Nietzsche's struggle to find a life-affirming scientific position results in what he calls the "gay science," which unifies science and life in the eternal recurrence. While this thought remains central in such works as The Gay Science and Thus Spoke Zarathustra, it seems to fade to the background in his later works. Careful examination of these later works, however, demonstrates that Nietzsche's critiques of truth, science, and religion in the "revaluation of all values" are dependent on the foundation of the eternal recurrence. Reading Nietzsche's works chronologically not only yields an interpretation that demonstrates the coherence of the eternal recurrence, but also demonstrates the unity of his philosophy of history and philosophy of science.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Zaborowski, Holger (Advisor), Rohlf, Michael (Other), Hassing, Richard (Other).

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; history; Nietzsche; science

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Canning, G. (2011). The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9710

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Canning, Gregory. “The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, The Catholic University of America. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9710.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Canning, Gregory. “The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Canning G. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9710.

Council of Science Editors:

Canning G. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9710

Indiana University

4. Inglehart, Ashley J. Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries.

Degree: 2017, Indiana University

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10268267

► This dissertation looks at the life and work of famed English Aristocrat Robert Boyle. Specifically, I examine his treatment of generation and its organizing… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy of science; Philosophy; Science history

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Inglehart, A. J. (2017). Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries. (Thesis). Indiana University. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10268267

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Inglehart, Ashley J. “Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries.” 2017. Thesis, Indiana University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10268267.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Inglehart, Ashley J. “Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Inglehart AJ. Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries. [Internet] [Thesis]. Indiana University; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10268267.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Inglehart AJ. Seminal Ideas| The Forces of Generation for Robert Boyle and His Contemporaries. [Thesis]. Indiana University; 2017. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10268267

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Harvard University

5. Kaminsky, Gregory. Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola.

Degree: 2017, Harvard University

URL: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37736780

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This thesis investigates the syncretic ideas of Italian Renaissance philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (“Pico” hereafter) (1463-1494) and his angelology in order to interpret the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Religion, Philosophy of; History, Medieval; Philosophy

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Kaminsky, G. (2017). Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola. (Thesis). Harvard University. Retrieved from http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37736780

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kaminsky, Gregory. “Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola.” 2017. Thesis, Harvard University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37736780.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kaminsky, Gregory. “Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Kaminsky G. Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola. [Internet] [Thesis]. Harvard University; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37736780.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kaminsky G. Celestial Intelligences: The Syncretic Angelology of Renaissance Philosopher Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola. [Thesis]. Harvard University; 2017. Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37736780

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

6. Canning, Gregory. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.

Degree: PhD, Philosophy, 2011, The Catholic University of America

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:139

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Philosophy. The Catholic University of America

The interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy has been a source of controversy ever since his lapse… (more)

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Philosophy. The Catholic University of America

The interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy has been a source of controversy ever since his lapse into insanity at the beginning of 1889. One aspect of his thought, in particular, has been a point of contention among scholars since the 1930s – his thought of the eternal recurrence. This is when scholars first devoted considerable attention to the difficulty of interpreting this teaching within the context of his philosophy as a whole. The works of Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, and Karl Löwith were instrumental in establishing the eternal recurrence as an important part of Nietzsche's philosophy. Among the three, Löwith's interpretation of the eternal recurrence has been most influential: for Löwith, the recurrence breaks apart into two incommensurable halves, a cosmological doctrine regarding the eternity of the world and an anthropological doctrine regarding human life. These halves contradict one another and cannot be brought together to form a coherent unity – a position largely accepted in the scholarship since Löwith's time. This dissertation seeks to correct this interpretation by examining Nietzsche's works, beginning with the earliest and working its way toward his final writings (the opposite of Löwith's procedure). The result is a new interpretation of the eternal recurrence that illuminates the coherence of the doctrine. The source of the thought lies in Nietzsche's reflection on the nature of science and its detrimental influence on life in The Birth of Tragedy and, significantly, the "History" essay (1874). Nietzsche's struggle to find a life-affirming scientific position results in what he calls the "gay science," which unifies science and life in the eternal recurrence. While this thought remains central in such works as The Gay Science and Thus Spoke Zarathustra, it seems to fade to the background in his later works. Careful examination of these later works, however, demonstrates that Nietzsche's critiques of truth, science, and religion in the "revaluation of all values" are dependent on the foundation of the eternal recurrence. Reading Nietzsche's works chronologically not only yields an interpretation that demonstrates the coherence of the eternal recurrence, but also demonstrates the unity of his philosophy of history and philosophy of science.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Zaborowski, Holger (Advisor), Rohlf, Michael (Other), Hassing, Richard (Other).

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; history; Nietzsche; science

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Canning, G. (2011). The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:139

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Canning, Gregory. “The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, The Catholic University of America. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:139.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Canning, Gregory. “The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Canning G. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:139.

Council of Science Editors:

Canning G. The Eternal Recurrence of the Same: A Historical Account of Nietzsche's Philosophy of History. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:139

Indiana University

7. Keele, Lisa. Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century.

Degree: 2008, Indiana University

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319910

► The concept of continuity recurs in many different philosophical contexts. Aristotle and Kant believed it to be an essential feature of space and time.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Mathematics; Philosophy; History of Science

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Keele, L. (2008). Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century. (Thesis). Indiana University. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319910

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Keele, Lisa. “Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century.” 2008. Thesis, Indiana University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319910.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Keele, Lisa. “Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century.” 2008. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Keele L. Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century. [Internet] [Thesis]. Indiana University; 2008. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319910.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Keele L. Theories of continuity and infinitesimals| Four philosophers of the nineteenth century. [Thesis]. Indiana University; 2008. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319910

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Guelph

8. Jordan-Stevens, Christopher. Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity.

Degree: PhD, Department of Philosophy, 2018, University of Guelph

URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/14109

► Kant grounds the possibility of a priori knowledge by reversing the traditional model of cognition. For him, synthetic a priori knowledge is possible only if… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Kant; Metaphysics; History of Philosophy

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Jordan-Stevens, C. (2018). Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/14109

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jordan-Stevens, Christopher. “Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Guelph. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/14109.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jordan-Stevens, Christopher. “Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity.” 2018. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Jordan-Stevens C. Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Guelph; 2018. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/14109.

Council of Science Editors:

Jordan-Stevens C. Resolving a Kantian Problem: Beyond Reconciliation to Formal Unity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Guelph; 2018. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/14109

University of California – Irvine

9. McNulty, Michael Bennett. Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry.

Degree: Philosophy, 2014, University of California – Irvine

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7qw2r7hp

► In his Metaphysiche Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft(1786), Immanuel Kant claims that chemistry is an improper, but rational, science. In this dissertation, I explain Kant's conception of… (more)

▼ In his Metaphysiche Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft(1786), Immanuel Kant claims that chemistry is an improper, but rational, science. In this dissertation, I explain Kant's conception of chemistry by situating his discussions of the science with respect to his theoretical philosophy and his scientific context. In the first chapter, I explain why Kant believes chemistry to be an improper science. In the Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft, Kant maintains that the a priori application of mathematics in proper science distinguishes it from improper science. Because of his opposition to mechanical philosophy, which reduces natural phenomena to mathematically expressible qualities, Kant took the application of mathematics to be a nontrivial problem. He contends that there must be a priori, metaphysical principles that validate the application of mathematics to a proper science. Ultimately, Kant argues that the forces of chemistry, unlike those of physics, are incapable of such a priori validation, making chemistry a merely improper science. The second chapter concerns chemistry's status as a rational science. I contend that rational sciences, unlike mere sciences, are capable of genuine, causal laws for Kant. I argue that there are different kinds of causal laws in different sciences: whereas the laws of physics are conditions for the possibility of experience of external objects, the laws of chemistry are quite different. Kant believes that the cognitive faculty of reason postulates chemical elements as the absolute, fundamental bearers of chemical powers, and that chemical laws are possible only insofar as they follow from the nature of these postulated entities. In the last chapter, I argue that Kant continues to believe chemistry to be an improper, though rational, science in his unfinished Opus Postumum (ca. 1795-1803). In this work, after his exposure to Lavoisier's chemical revolution, Kant claims that the existence of the caloric can be deduced a priori and that the elements can be enumerated a priori. Nevertheless, I contend that the newly added a priori components neither belong to chemistry nor validate the mathematization of the science. Rather, they are parts of the transition (Übergang), which explains the systematicity of natural science.

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Philosophy of science; History of science; Causality; Early Modern Philosophy; Kant; Philosophy of Chemistry; Philosophy of Mathematics; Philosophy of Science

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McNulty, M. B. (2014). Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry. (Thesis). University of California – Irvine. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7qw2r7hp

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McNulty, Michael Bennett. “Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry.” 2014. Thesis, University of California – Irvine. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7qw2r7hp.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McNulty, Michael Bennett. “Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

McNulty MB. Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Irvine; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7qw2r7hp.

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Council of Science Editors:

McNulty MB. Kant's Philosophy of Chemistry. [Thesis]. University of California – Irvine; 2014. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7qw2r7hp

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The University of Oklahoma

10. Ratowt, Sylwester Jan. Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930.

Degree: 2009, The University of Oklahoma

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3354927

► The history of investigation of the Earth's age during the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries has been… (more)

▼ The history of investigation of the Earth's age during the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries has been often presented as a narrative of a disciplinary conflict. In this dissertation, I investigate the evidence which supports such accounts as well as evidence contrary to it. I conclude that this disciplinary conflict narrative underestimates the complexity of the historical situation and points to broader inadequacies in understanding of group knowledge and consensus. The larger question I ask is "what does it mean for a group of people to know something?" I argue that we need view the historical actor as composed of (dialogically interacting) multiple subjects: the individual who strives for understanding and multiple community members who strive to communicate. Furthermore, I introduce the concept of an imagined community member, the image that an interlocutor has of an anonymous member of a given community, who represents its knowledge, assumptions, and expectations. Based on an investigation of previously unexamined archival and printed sources, I argue for a new periodization of dialogues on the Earth's age in America. Prior to the 1890s, only isolated American scientists spoke about the topic. After a period of intensified discussion during the years 1892–3, the scientific community started to give a uniform answer to the question about the Earth's age, which was the disciplinary conflict story. This uniform community response, however, corresponded only to a consensus of response, not a consensus of shared belief. The next period covering the first two decades of the next century, corresponded to the fragmentation of the discussion of the Earth's age into multiple, non-interacting, largely disciplinary dialogues. A new consensus did not emerge again until around 1930, when a new community emerged and claimed jurisdiction over the question of geological time. In addition to challenging the disciplinary conflict narrative I also argue that the significance of the discipline of chemistry, and of two individuals, Joseph Barrell and Alfred C. Lane, to the dialogues on the Earth's age has been undervalued in current historiography.

Subjects/Keywords: History, United States; Philosophy; History of Science

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Ratowt, S. J. (2009). Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930. (Thesis). The University of Oklahoma. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3354927

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ratowt, Sylwester Jan. “Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930.” 2009. Thesis, The University of Oklahoma. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3354927.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ratowt, Sylwester Jan. “Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930.” 2009. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Ratowt SJ. Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930. [Internet] [Thesis]. The University of Oklahoma; 2009. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3354927.

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Ratowt SJ. Discordant consensus| Dialogues on the Earth's age in American science, 1890 – 1930. [Thesis]. The University of Oklahoma; 2009. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3354927

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Yale University

11. Griffith, Tyler James. Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century.

Degree: 2015, Yale University

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663481

► This dissertation examines the importance of geography, performance, and microscopy in the construction of theories of human difference in Europe in the eighteenth century,… (more)

▼ This dissertation examines the importance of geography, performance, and microscopy in the construction of theories of human difference in Europe in the eighteenth century, with a particular focus on "fringe groups" such as albinos with black parents and individuals with complexion disorders. It joins a growing discussion in history, the history of science and medicine, and critical racial theory about the social and philosophic bases of early-modern human taxonomic schemas. Collectively, the fields analyzed in this study share a common conceptual root in their dependence on transferable physical processes—techniques—as much as on the intellectual frameworks investing those gestures with meaning. The necessarily embodied processes of exploration, spectatorship, and microscopic visual analysis produced discrete ways of seeing human difference which influenced the conclusions that natural philosophers reached through those embodied experiences. Marginal groups of individuals with unexpected or "abnormal" complexions drew a disproportionate amount of attention in the eighteenth century, because they were not easily identifiable with pre-existing conceptions of human difference and consequently provided a strong impetus to reconsider those epistemic categories. Overwhelmingly, the perspectives of eighteenth-century natural philosophers were profoundly non-racial in nature; instead, they drew upon ideas as varied as monstrosity, morality, self-analysis, dramatic tragedy, entertainment, and imagination to position experiences of unexpected human diversity in a distinctly valuative and sensational understanding of human difference. Through the interrogation of new and underutilized sources, this dissertation argues for an enrichment of our understanding of the "history of race" by taking into account the diversity of the physical techniques that were used by eighteenth century thinkers to arrive at ideas about human difference, while simultaneously demonstrating the centrality of hitherto understudied groups—such as albinos with black parents—in the formulation of systems of human difference.

Subjects/Keywords: Black history; Philosophy of science; Science history

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Griffith, T. J. (2015). Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century. (Thesis). Yale University. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663481

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Griffith, Tyler James. “Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century.” 2015. Thesis, Yale University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663481.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Griffith, Tyler James. “Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Griffith TJ. Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century. [Internet] [Thesis]. Yale University; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663481.

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Council of Science Editors:

Griffith TJ. Seeing Race| Techniques of Vision and Human Difference in the Eighteenth Century. [Thesis]. Yale University; 2015. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663481

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University of Cambridge

12. Loner, John David. Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968.

Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Cambridge

URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/301233

► This thesis is the first study of twentieth-century Cambridge Moral Sciences students’ elaboration of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s approach to doing philosophy. It serves foremost as a… (more)

▼ This thesis is the first study of twentieth-century Cambridge Moral Sciences students’ elaboration of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s approach to doing philosophy. It serves foremost as a contribution to the history of British culture and ideas. From the 1922 publication of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to the 1968 founding of the Wittgenstein Manuscripts Archive at Cornell University, Cambridge graduates worked to elevate discussions of Wittgenstein’s talks on the “logic of our language” to new heights of public renown in Anglo-American philosophy. Employing unpublished texts alongside a general reading of Wittgenstein’s oeuvre, this study ties the mid-century explosion of commentary on Wittgenstein’s “Linguistic School” to the instability of a peculiarly English concept of the don’s life. In specific, it assigns new agency to pupils’ participation in the ever-evolving Cambridge academic faculty of the Moral Sciences. By way of an elaboration of these post-graduates and undergraduates’ competing discussions of method in course lectures, published articles and club sessions, this thesis works to up-end much of historians of philosophy’s received folk wisdom concerning the rise and fall of the Cambridge School under Wittgenstein. In relaying students’ stories of compromise and concession in doing philosophy at mid-century, it also serves to get around terms of discipleship and professionalization in elite educational institutions in Britain, both before and after 1945, a topic which has gone largely underreported by intellectual historians. This study makes several contributions to the field of twentieth-century British intellectual and cultural history. With prewar Cambridge’s patrician environs as its departure point, the thesis explores how the “problems” of philosophy were first posed by a set of peculiar upper middle-class men who in thumbing their noses at Cambridge’s “immoralist” conception of homosociality reset public discussions of method to better suit their interests as logicians. In recovering this “tentative and incomplete” approach to doing philosophy, the study also works to unpack those now largely forgotten curricular alterations honours undergraduates and fellows made to university lecture lists and club by-laws amidst their engagement with Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and his subsequent writings. This goes a long way towards explaining not only Cambridge students’ readings of those unpublished manuscripts produced by Wittgenstein between 1932 and 1944, but also the prominent role post-graduates later played in wartime discussions on “devising” language-games. Additionally, the thesis clarifies the partnership the mid-century Cambridge Moral Sciences ultimately formed with the Oxford Faculty of Philosophy, showing that by 1953, the year of the posthumous publication of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, neither university’s membership could do without the other. However, as is discussed in the final chapter, an unintended consequence of this continued reception of Wittgensteinian…

Subjects/Keywords: Ludwig Wittgenstein; intellectual history; history of philosophy

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Loner, J. D. (2020). Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/301233

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Loner, John David. “Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/301233.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Loner, John David. “Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968.” 2020. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Loner JD. Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2020. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/301233.

Council of Science Editors:

Loner JD. Wittgenstein and his students, 1912-1968. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2020. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/301233

McMaster University

13. Elsby, Charlene. Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle.

Degree: PhD, 2014, McMaster University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14114

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This work critically examines Aristotle’s statements regarding truth in relation to what does not exist, and defends a cohesive interpretation of Aristotle on truth… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Aristotle; Metaphysics; Language; Logic; Mind; History of Philosophy; History of Philosophy

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Elsby, C. (2014). Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14114

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Elsby, Charlene. “Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14114.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Elsby, Charlene. “Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Elsby C. Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14114.

Council of Science Editors:

Elsby C. Truth and Non-Existence in Aristotle. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14114

University of Exeter

14. Fear, Christopher. Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas.

Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Exeter

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13806

► Each autumn, in universities from Cardiff to Sydney, young men and women in their late teens or early twenties find themselves in seminar rooms invited… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 320; Philosophy of history; History of philosophy; Collingwood; R. G.

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Fear, C. (2013). Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Exeter. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13806

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Fear, Christopher. “Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Exeter. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13806.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Fear, Christopher. “Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Fear C. Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2013. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13806.

Council of Science Editors:

Fear C. Old problems re-opened : R.G. Collingwood and the history of ideas. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13806

Duke University

15. Gessell, Bryce. Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind .

Degree: 2019, Duke University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10161/19876

► The principal problem of cognitive neuroscience is to draw relations between mental processes, constructs, and concepts, on the one hand, and neural processes, structures,… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Philosophy of science; history of neuroscience; philosophy of mind; philosophy of neuroscience; philosophy of science

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Gessell, B. (2019). Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind . (Thesis). Duke University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10161/19876

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gessell, Bryce. “Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind .” 2019. Thesis, Duke University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10161/19876.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gessell, Bryce. “Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind .” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Gessell B. Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind . [Internet] [Thesis]. Duke University; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10161/19876.

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Council of Science Editors:

Gessell B. Materia Mentis: How the Brain Sculpts the Mind . [Thesis]. Duke University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10161/19876

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University of Western Ontario

16. Fawcett, W.W. Nicholas. Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions.

Degree: 2011, University of Western Ontario

URL: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/311

► The concept of nature (phusis) is ubiquitous in Aristotleʼs work, informing his thinking in physics, metaphysics, biology, ethics, politics, and rhetoric. Much of scholarly attention… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Aristotle; philosophy; ancient Greek philosophy; nature; phusis; History of Philosophy

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Fawcett, W. W. N. (2011). Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions. (Thesis). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/311

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Fawcett, W W Nicholas. “Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions.” 2011. Thesis, University of Western Ontario. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/311.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Fawcett, W W Nicholas. “Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Fawcett WWN. Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/311.

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Council of Science Editors:

Fawcett WWN. Aristotle's Concept of Nature: Three Tensions. [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2011. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/311

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University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

17. O'Connell, Derek Robert. Heidegger's authenticity.

Degree: PhD, Philosophy, 2015, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78404

► This dissertation is a study of Martin Heidegger’s understanding of the concept of authenticity, and how that understanding may have changed over time, via a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Heidegger; Continental Philosophy; History of Philosophy; 20th Century Philosophy

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O'Connell, D. R. (2015). Heidegger's authenticity. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78404

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

O'Connell, Derek Robert. “Heidegger's authenticity.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78404.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

O'Connell, Derek Robert. “Heidegger's authenticity.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

O'Connell DR. Heidegger's authenticity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78404.

Council of Science Editors:

O'Connell DR. Heidegger's authenticity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78404

Boston University

18. Lustila, Getty Lee. The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy.

Degree: PhD, Philosophy, 2019, Boston University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39583

► The dissertation traces the development of what I call “the problem of partiality” through the work of certain key figures in the British Moralist tradition:… (more)

▼ The dissertation traces the development of what I call “the problem of partiality” through the work of certain key figures in the British Moralist tradition: John Locke, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Anthony Ashley Cooper (the Third Earl of Shaftesbury), Francis Hutcheson, John Gay, David Hume, Joseph Butler, and Adam Smith. On the one hand, we are committed to impartiality as a constitutive norm of moral judgment and conduct. On the other hand, we are committed to the idea that it is permissible, or even obligatory, to expend disproportionate resources promoting the good of our loved ones over the good of strangers. However, these two commitments conflict with one another. This problem challenges us to provide an account of the scope and limits of reasonable partiality that does justice to both commitments. I argue that confronting this tension is a central project of early modern ethics. I offer a rereading of the British Moralist tradition, centered on debates about partiality, and thereby shift discussion of the tradition away from concerns about meta-ethics and moral epistemology, to issues of practical ethics. The topic of partiality remains central in contemporary ethics, as is evident in ongoing debates about the place of empathy in moral judgment, and the role of love in shaping our moral commitments. Though the aim of the dissertation is not to settle questions about the scope and limits of reasonable partiality, the focus here remains fixed on how the concept of partiality was problematized in our ethical thought, and how it informs our discussions in normative ethics and moral psychology. Alongside building a bridge between early modern scholarship and recent work in ethics, the dissertation casts light on two understudied figures in the British Moralist tradition – Cockburn and Gay – who contributed greatly to debates about partiality. By examining their contributions, I reconsider their place in the history of modern ethics and therefore provide a more contextualized account of philosophical thought in the period. Advisors/Committee Members: Griswold, Charles (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Early modern philosophy; Ethics; History of ethics; Modern moral philosophy

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Lustila, G. L. (2019). The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39583

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lustila, Getty Lee. “The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39583.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lustila, Getty Lee. “The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Lustila GL. The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39583.

Council of Science Editors:

Lustila GL. The problem of partiality in 18th century moral philosophy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39583

19. Clogston, Christi L. Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story.

Degree: 2011, Pacifica Graduate Institute

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3486442

► One of the most heroic science projects undertaken in the last century is the massive and institutionally coordinated DNA sequencing of the entire human… (more)

▼ One of the most heroic science projects undertaken in the last century is the massive and institutionally coordinated DNA sequencing of the entire human genome. Evangelically promoted by scientists to the general public, the Human Genome Project (HGP) developed a messianic veneer, promising molecular salvation for incurable diseases and nearly-divine control of our biological destiny. While the Herculean task of sequencing the entire human genome seems to literalize human condition to a set of DNA base-pairs, the meaning of the human genome has a mythic dimension: to definitively know the human genome is to ultimately know ourselves. This dissertation examines the many metaphors used to promote and explain the HGP to various audiences. Scientists coined some of the most popular genome metaphors used to communicate the HGP's value to governments, scientific organizations, and to the public. Many genome metaphors used in public discourse reveals an unconscious religious or mythological impulse: the Holy Grail of Molecular Biology, the Book of Life, a Form of Secular Soul, the Blueprint of Humanity, and a Human Map. However, not all human genome metaphors are equal; some are created with a particular social or policy agenda in mind. This work considers the different ways the human genome is changing the way we are thinking about ourselves, as a species, as groups, and as individuals. Comparing our genomes to each other's, to that of the chimpanzee and to Neanderthals, the human genome is reorienting humanity as a biological species. The HGP occurs during a time in the United States when the role of religion in society is once again, being hotly debated. Looking at how the HGP has inspired a number of artists who use portions of human genome DNA sequences as the basic for creative works, it is clear that the human genome is more than just a DNA sequence. Considering the artistic forms that have emerged from the HGP, and how the Project is affecting our psychological and mythological processes, both personally and culturally, the human genome is a touchstone for an emerging creation myth, a new genomythology.

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy of Science; History of Science

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Clogston, C. L. (2011). Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story. (Thesis). Pacifica Graduate Institute. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3486442

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Clogston, Christi L. “Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story.” 2011. Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3486442.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Clogston, Christi L. “Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story.” 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Clogston CL. Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story. [Internet] [Thesis]. Pacifica Graduate Institute; 2011. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3486442.

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Clogston CL. Romancing the gene| The human genome as our 5 million-year-old story. [Thesis]. Pacifica Graduate Institute; 2011. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3486442

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20. McNulty, Christopher. Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history.

Degree: 2014, California Institute of Integral Studies

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1550254

► Philosopher of science Wilfrid Sellars argues that there are two mutually exclusive images of human-in-the-world that philosophy ought to unify: the "manifest image" of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Metaphysics; Philosophy of Science; History of Science

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McNulty, C. (2014). Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history. (Thesis). California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1550254

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McNulty, Christopher. “Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history.” 2014. Thesis, California Institute of Integral Studies. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1550254.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McNulty, Christopher. “Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

McNulty C. Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history. [Internet] [Thesis]. California Institute of Integral Studies; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1550254.

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Council of Science Editors:

McNulty C. Pretemporal origination| A process approach to understanding the unification of the history of science and the science of history. [Thesis]. California Institute of Integral Studies; 2014. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1550254

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21. Koerpel, Robert. Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism.

Degree: PhD, Systematic Theology, 2010, The Catholic University of America

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9204

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Systematic Theology. The Catholic University of America

This dissertation examines the development of the notion of tradition in modern Catholicism, its relationship… (more)

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Systematic Theology. The Catholic University of America

This dissertation examines the development of the notion of tradition in modern Catholicism, its relationship to the modern problem of representation, and Maurice Blondel's role and contribution to the development of tradition's history. It contends that Blondel's notion of tradition provides modern Catholicism with a new framework within which it is able to attend to the competing claims of reason, as it has been transformed by modernity, and revelation, in the unwavering and particular claims it makes upon humanity. After tracing the late-medieval shifts in the notion of God's power, ecclesial power, and political power and how these shifts created the conceptual climate for the idea of tradition in modern Catholicism to become less an expression of God's presence embodied in the liturgical practice of the church and more a procedural and institutional reality, the dissertation introduces Blondel's thought to the development of the notion of tradition, by examining the speculative and conceptual context of his idea of tradition in his philosophy of action. Drawing on the philosophical resources of Blondel's account of action and the key role it allots to "liturgical action," the dissertation also describes and analyzes his notion of tradition in the text History and Dogma.The final and constructive part of the dissertation examines the import of Blondel's idea of tradition for contemporary philosophical and theological debates about the modern understanding of history in the development of Christian doctrine, as well as the philosophical debates surrounding the practice of modern hermeneutics outside of Catholicism. This part of the dissertation argues that Blondel's theory of tradition envisions tradition as a "sacramental" representation of God's presence, which shows human understanding how God's revelation is represented in history through the liturgical action of the church. Tradition calls the church to discover God's presence in human history not merely as facts and linear phenomena or as a social and cultural reality, but as the event of salvation. It is in its ability to discern the spiritual dimension of history that Blondel's notion of tradition makes its most important contribution to modern Catholicism.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Johnstone, Brian V (Advisor), Pecknold, Chad C (Other), Galvin, John P (Other).

Subjects/Keywords: Theology; Religion, Philosophy of; Religion, History of

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Koerpel, R. (2010). Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9204

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Koerpel, Robert. “Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, The Catholic University of America. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9204.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Koerpel, Robert. “Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism.” 2010. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Koerpel R. Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2010. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9204.

Council of Science Editors:

Koerpel R. Before and After Blondel: Scripture, Tradition and The Problem of Representation in Modern Catholicism. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/9204

University of Cambridge

22. Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics.

Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Cambridge

URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293979

► I discuss four different aspects of Avicenna’s philosophical views on mathematics, as scattered across his various works. I first explore the negative aspect of his… (more)

▼ I discuss four different aspects of Avicenna’s philosophical views on mathematics, as scattered across his various works. I first explore the negative aspect of his ontology of mathematics, which concerns the question of what mathematical objects (i.e., numbers and geometrical shapes) are not. Avicenna argues that mathematical objects are not independent immaterial substances. They cannot be fully separated from matter. He rejects what is now called mathematical Platonism. However, his understanding of Plato’s view about the nature of mathematical objects differs from both Plato’s actual view and the view that Aristotle attributes to Plato. Second, I explore the positive aspect of Avicenna’s ontology of mathematics, which is developed in response to the question of what mathematical objects are. He considers mathematical objects to be specific properties of material objects actually existing in the extramental world. Mathematical objects can be separated, in mind, from all the specific kinds of matter to which they are actually attached in the extramental word. Nonetheless, inasmuch as they are subject to mathematical study, they cannot be separated from materiality itself. Even in mind they should be considered as properties of material entities. Third, I scrutinize Avicenna’s understanding of mathematical infinity. Like Aristotle, he rejects the infinity of numbers and magnitudes. But he does so by providing arguments that are much more sophisticated than their Aristotelian ancestors. By analyzing the structure of his Mapping Argument against the actuality of infinity, I show that his understanding of the notion of infinity is much more modern than we might expect. Finally, I engage with Avicenna’s views on the epistemology of mathematics. He endorses concept empiricism and judgment rationalism regarding mathematics. He believes that we cannot grasp any mathematical concepts unless we first have had some specific perceptual experiences. It is only through the ineliminable and irreplaceable operation of the faculties of estimation and imagination upon some sensible data that we can grasp mathematical concepts. By contrast, after grasping the required mathematical concepts, independently from all other faculties, the intellect alone can prove mathematical theorems. Other faculties, and in particular the cogitative faculty, can assist the intellect in this regard; but the participation of such faculties is merely facilitative and by no means necessary.

Subjects/Keywords: Avicennna; Philosophy of Mathematics; Islamic Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Mathematical Objects; Infinity; Epistemology of Mathematics

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Zarepour, M. S. (2019). Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293979

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. “Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293979.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. “Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Zarepour MS. Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293979.

Council of Science Editors:

Zarepour MS. Avicenna's Philosophy of Mathematics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293979

University of Cambridge

23. Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics.

Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Cambridge

URL: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.41088 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.782864

► I discuss four different aspects of Avicenna's philosophical views on mathematics, as scattered across his various works. I first explore the negative aspect of his… (more)

▼ I discuss four different aspects of Avicenna's philosophical views on mathematics, as scattered across his various works. I first explore the negative aspect of his ontology of mathematics, which concerns the question of what mathematical objects (i.e., numbers and geometrical shapes) are not. Avicenna argues that mathematical objects are not independent immaterial substances. They cannot be fully separated from matter. He rejects what is now called mathematical Platonism. However, his understanding of Plato's view about the nature of mathematical objects differs from both Plato's actual view and the view that Aristotle attributes to Plato. Second, I explore the positive aspect of Avicenna's ontology of mathematics, which is developed in response to the question of what mathematical objects are. He considers mathematical objects to be specific properties of material objects actually existing in the extramental world. Mathematical objects can be separated, in mind, from all the specific kinds of matter to which they are actually attached in the extramental word. Nonetheless, inasmuch as they are subject to mathematical study, they cannot be separated from materiality itself. Even in mind they should be considered as properties of material entities. Third, I scrutinize Avicenna's understanding of mathematical infinity. Like Aristotle, he rejects the infinity of numbers and magnitudes. But he does so by providing arguments that are much more sophisticated than their Aristotelian ancestors. By analyzing the structure of his Mapping Argument against the actuality of infinity, I show that his understanding of the notion of infinity is much more modern than we might expect. Finally, I engage with Avicenna's views on the epistemology of mathematics. He endorses concept empiricism and judgment rationalism regarding mathematics. He believes that we cannot grasp any mathematical concepts unless we first have had some specific perceptual experiences. It is only through the ineliminable and irreplaceable operation of the faculties of estimation and imagination upon some sensible data that we can grasp mathematical concepts. By contrast, after grasping the required mathematical concepts, independently from all other faculties, the intellect alone can prove mathematical theorems. Other faculties, and in particular the cogitative faculty, can assist the intellect in this regard; but the participation of such faculties is merely facilitative and by no means necessary.

Subjects/Keywords: Avicennna; Philosophy of Mathematics; Islamic Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Mathematical Objects; Infinity; Epistemology of Mathematics

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Zarepour, M. S. (2019). Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.41088 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.782864

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. “Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.41088 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.782864.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh. “Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Zarepour MS. Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.41088 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.782864.

Council of Science Editors:

Zarepour MS. Avicenna's philosophy of mathematics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.41088 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.782864

McMaster University

24. El Nabolsy, Zeyad. Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy.

Degree: MA, 2017, McMaster University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22232

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The main aim of this thesis is to present an account of Hegel's conception of the history of philosophy and to demonstrate its relevance to… (more)

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The main aim of this thesis is to present an account of Hegel's conception of the history of philosophy and to demonstrate its relevance to contemporary issues in the methodology of the history of philosophy both insofar as Hegel still has interesting things to say to contemporary historians, and insofar as an understanding of Hegel's views helps us understand later developments in the historiography of philosophy. In the first chapter, I present the conceptual scaffolding which enables us to compare Hegel's conception of the history of philosophy with contemporary approaches to the history of philosophy. I also criticize some of the myths that have developed around Hegel's conception of the history of philosophy. In the second chapter, I present the principles that constitute Hegel's evaluative framework: coherence or non-contradiction (in relation to the concept of Aufhebung), concreteness, systematicity, autonomy, and the use of clear conceptual language in philosophical discourse. Aside from these formal principles, I also identify a substantive philosophical thesis which Hegel seems to use in order to evaluate development in the history of philosophy, namely, the identity of thought and being. In the third chapter I attempt to attenuate the tension that exists between Hegel's methodological prescriptions, especially the claim that we should be on guard against anachronistic readings and that critique should be internal, with the manner in which he seems to consistently read past philosophers through his own system. I suggest two perspectives which can help attenuate this tension. First, I emphasize that Hegel is trying to write an anti-individualistic history of philosophy, where philosophical systems are presented as public culture achievements and the individual idiosyncrasies of philosophers are suppressed. Second, I show how Hegel's semantic and epistemic holism helps us make sense of the way that he approaches the history of philosophy. In the fourth and final chapter I discuss Hegel's conception of the relationship between philosophy and its socio-cultural milieu, and based on this discussion, I show that Hegel did not think that there is continuity in the kinds of problems that philosophers have been interested in, and that he thought that the main purpose of the history of philosophy is to provide metaphilosophical reconstructions and justifications of shifts in the kinds of problems that philosophers have been interested in.

Thesis

Master of Arts (MA)

In this thesis I attempt to fill in a gap in Anglophone scholarship on Hegel by presenting an account of a much neglected aspect of Hegel's system, namely, Hegel's account and conception of the history of philosophy. I begin by attempting to dispel some misunderstandings that have distorted the Anglophone reception of this aspect of Hegel's thought, and by emphasizing the importance of understanding Hegel's views on the history of philosophy if one wishes to understand later developments in the historiography of philosophy. I then present the…

Advisors/Committee Members: Lapointe, Sandra, Philosophy.

Subjects/Keywords: Hegel; History of Philosophy; Historiography; Philosophy of History; German Idealism; Concept of Progress

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El Nabolsy, Z. (2017). Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy. (Masters Thesis). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22232

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

El Nabolsy, Zeyad. “Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy.” 2017. Masters Thesis, McMaster University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22232.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

El Nabolsy, Zeyad. “Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

El Nabolsy Z. Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. McMaster University; 2017. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22232.

Council of Science Editors:

El Nabolsy Z. Hegel's Conception of the History of Philosophy. [Masters Thesis]. McMaster University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22232

University of New Mexico

25. Barnes, William H. Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure.

Degree: Philosophy, 2018, University of New Mexico

URL: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/31

► Extreme Liberal Cynicism is a product of mourning, guilt, and the experience of powerlessness stemming from the trauma of holding liberal investments in a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy Cynicism Continental Social Political Butler; Continental Philosophy; Ethics and Political Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Other Philosophy; Philosophy

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Barnes, W. H. (2018). Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/31

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Barnes, William H. “Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/31.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Barnes, William H. “Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure.” 2018. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Barnes WH. Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2018. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/31.

Council of Science Editors:

Barnes WH. Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2018. Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/31

University of Cambridge

26. Zambito, Pascal Francesco. "Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings.

Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Cambridge

URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/299015

► The thesis investigates the history and functions of space concepts in Wittgenstein’s philosophy. It is based on a Kantian account which conceives of space not… (more)

▼ The thesis investigates the history and functions of space concepts in Wittgenstein’s philosophy. It is based on a Kantian account which conceives of space not as a thing, but as an a priori framework which constitutes possibilities, not facts. The increasing abstraction and formalisation of geometry in the 19th century enabled Wittgenstein in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to extend this formal account and to devise his concept of “logical space” as a universal and necessary manifold for all meaningful states-of-affairs. After his return to philosophy in 1929, he holds up the idea that necessity is not an extraordinary fact, but a feature of the logical framework which constitutes possibilities. Unlike in the Tractatus, however, he then speaks of spaces in the plural and highlights the differences between different “geometries” or “grammars”. I emphasise the plurality of Wittgenstein’s later space concept by presenting the various fields in which spatial terminology is used, as well as the similarity of these various instances by pointing out commonalities in the way in which they are used: the emphasis on possibility instead of truth, the distinction between “geometry” and “physics”(between logic and experience), but also the distinction between different kinds of geometries. These similarities allow me to recognise a number of concepts as closely connected to “space” – and thereby to one another – instead of highlighting their differences. Against views which argue for the complete disappearance of spaces and grammar in the late Wittgenstein’s philosophy, I suggest that these concepts are not dismissed, but transformed after the middle period. The reasons for this transformation are the increasing importance of time, notably the change from static spaces to more dynamic frameworks, and the acknowledgement of empirical factors in logic: instead of an ontological separation of logic and experience it makes more sense to speak of different grammatical roles.

Subjects/Keywords: Wittgenstein; History of Analytic Philosophy; Philosophy of Space

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Zambito, P. F. (2019). "Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/299015

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zambito, Pascal Francesco. “"Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/299015.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zambito, Pascal Francesco. “"Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Zambito PF. "Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/299015.

Council of Science Editors:

Zambito PF. "Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/299015

University of Western Ontario

27. Woodard, Ben. Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought.

Degree: 2015, University of Western Ontario

URL: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3314

► This dissertation examines F.W.J. von Schelling's Philosophy of Nature (or Naturphilosophie) as a form of early, and transcendentally expansive, naturalism that is, simultaneously, a naturalized… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Schelling; German Idealism; Transcendental Naturalism; Philosophy of Nature; History of Philosophy

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Woodard, B. (2015). Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought. (Thesis). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3314

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Woodard, Ben. “Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought.” 2015. Thesis, University of Western Ontario. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3314.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Woodard, Ben. “Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Woodard B. Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2015. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3314.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Woodard B. Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought. [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2015. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3314

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University of Waterloo

28. Nelson, Benjamin. The Depiction of Unwritten Law.

Degree: 2016, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11106

► Even though tacit legal norms are deeply important to our past, present, and future, the very idea of unwritten law has been difficult to pin… (more)

▼ Even though tacit legal norms are deeply important to our past, present, and future, the very idea of unwritten law has been difficult to pin down, and problematic in a range of ways. Existing discussions of the phenomenon fall short of adequacy on one of several fronts: either they have focused on describing the normative features of one kind of unwritten law, or completely conflated the study of unwritten law with natural law, or else offered examinations of unwritten social rules, focussing on (mere) custom, ethics, and/or etiquette. A particular defect is the fact that unwritten law has not been given a treatment by those working in the tradition of analytical jurisprudence. My thesis introduces a novel means of analyzing and explicating the elusive concept of unwritten legal rules, striving thereby to advance the state-of-the-art. In what follows I argue that unwritten laws are informally publicized rules held on the threat of formal sanction by an appropriate political authority. I argue that a law is informally disseminated just in case the appropriate governing theory of law, known to subjects, provides those subjects with a set of instructions about who to defer to concerning the contents of the law, absent dissemination in official venues. I propose that there are at least five potential kinds of unwritten law routinely recognized in legal studies: operations, implicit constitutions, justice norms, fiat rules, and secret laws. Through careful examination of extant theories of law (Aquinas, Hobbes, Foucault, Marx, Austin, Fuller, Hart, and Dworkin), I argue that there are identifiable structural features of the contents of these theories that make them more or less likely to endorse the legal validity of each kind of unwritten law. Throughout the course of the dissertation, I show how we are able to diagnose the ways in which these structural features of our theories of law differentially support the validity of—and shed important, additional light upon—each potential variety of unwritten law.

Subjects/Keywords: law; philosophy of law; analytical jurisprudence; philosophy; history of philosophy; unwritten law

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Nelson, B. (2016). The Depiction of Unwritten Law. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11106

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nelson, Benjamin. “The Depiction of Unwritten Law.” 2016. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11106.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Nelson, Benjamin. “The Depiction of Unwritten Law.” 2016. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Nelson B. The Depiction of Unwritten Law. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11106.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Nelson B. The Depiction of Unwritten Law. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11106

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Georgia

29. Hostetter, Xon. The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards.

Degree: 2014, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25205

► This dissertation considers the relationship between two of the more historically peculiar features of Jonathan Edwards’ thought. Edwards advocates a non-Aristotelian ontology in which inter-relations… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Jonathan Edwards; Philosophy of Religion; Trinity; Substance; Relation; Typology; History of Philosophy; Early Modern Philosophy

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Hostetter, X. (2014). The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25205

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hostetter, Xon. “The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25205.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hostetter, Xon. “The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

Vancouver:

Hostetter X. The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25205.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Hostetter X. The Trinitarian philosophy of Jonathan Edwards. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25205

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Boston University

30. Kelly, Johnathan Irving. Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy.

Degree: 2014, Boston University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15383

► Despite Hannah Arendt's prediction in the wake of World War II that "the problem of evil will be the fundamental question of post-war intellectual life,"… (more)

▼ Despite Hannah Arendt's prediction in the wake of World War II that "the problem of evil will be the fundamental question of post-war intellectual life," the majority of postwar philosophers have preferred to stay away from the idea of evil. But at the same time that philosophical reflection on the notion of evil has dissipated, there is no denying the fact that referring to "evil" has remained very common among the public at large, among political leaders, and in popular culture. To better understand what meaning the concept of evil might have for us today, in this paper I will address two main questions. First, recognizing the problems recent philosophers have raised against the idea of "evil," we should ask if we should simply take our leave of the concept of evil, admitting that it has been exhausted by overuse, shifting intellectual paradigms, and a triumphant secular age. In other words, does it make any sense for us today to go beyond calling something wrong or unjust or harmful or unspeakable and to speak in terms of "evil?" Is talk about evil simply a relic of a way of speaking and thinking about the world that we have long left behind? Is "evil" in fact one of those terms that have always drawn people into error and sometimes even into committing horrific acts? Second, if we believe we can begin to address this first set of questions about the notion of evil, it remains to be seen what exactly we might mean by evil. What are we pointing to when we call something "evil?" What makes something evil rather than merely wrong or unjust? What kinds of things do we reserve the judgment of evil for? This set of questions leads us to come up with a substantive account of evil, an account of what evil is and what distinguishes evil from other wrongdoing. To address these questions, our argument will proceed as follows. We will begin with an overview of the recent return to discussing evil after a turn away from evil by the majority working in philosophy. After giving a brief historical overview of these shifts we will then begin to argue for the need for philosophers to think about evil and the concept of evil. In short, as I will argue, because we continue to turn to the notion of evil in response to extreme forms of wrongdoing, philosophical reflection is warranted in trying to clarify what we might reasonably mean when we call an agent or action evil. Moving to a discussion of the idea of radical evil, we will begin with a close reading and interpretation of Kant's account of radical evil, pausing to discuss what he gets right and where he may err. We will then move to recent discussions of evil in contemporary philosophy, much of which can be understood as revolving around Kant's account of radical evil. In these contemporary accounts, evil is no longer used in an inclusive, wide sense, but almost exclusively to refer to the kinds of extreme, unforgivable wrongdoing we might classify under the notion of radical evil. In these recent accounts, there is an attempt to distinguish degrees of…

Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Ethics; History of philosophy; Philosophy of religion; The Holocaust; Good and evil; Kant, Immanuel

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Kelly, J. I. (2014). Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy. (Thesis). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15383

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Kelly, Johnathan Irving. “Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy.” 2014. Thesis, Boston University. Accessed February 27, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15383.

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Kelly, Johnathan Irving. “Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2021.

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Kelly JI. Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy. [Internet] [Thesis]. Boston University; 2014. [cited 2021 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15383.

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Kelly JI. Giving evil its due: radical evil and the limits of philosophy. [Thesis]. Boston University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15383

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