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In defence of a hyperintensional conception of properties
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn contrast to an intensional conception of properties, which says that sameness of intension among properties implies property identity, a hyperintensional conception of properties says that sameness of intension among ... -
The unity of virtues in Plato and Aristotle
(2023-11-29) - Thesis“Unity of virtues” is the idea that virtues should be understood in holistic terms. Part I focuses on Plato’s Protagoras. It argues that, according to Plato’s Socrates, “unity of virtues” is true in the sense that all ... -
A human right to cultural heritage
(2022-11-30) - ThesisIn recent years, global institutions like the UN and UNESCO have increasingly treated obligations to preserve cultural heritage as obligations to uphold human rights. Owing to the relative novelty of this approach, little ... -
Self-identification, group-membership, and the race-gender analogy
(2022-11-30) - ThesisSelf-identification is often quickly dismissed as a possible criterion for group-membership. I explore what self-identification might be and how it might figure into group-membership. I set out desiderata for an account ... -
Perspectival attitudes and assertions
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis examines two types of perspectival attitudes and assertions: those about oneself, such as "I am in Martyrs Kirk Library" or "my house is on fire", and those about matters of personal tastes, such as "Super Mario ...