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How to kill 999 flowers : in defence of logical monism
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-21) - ThesisHow many correct logics are there? For much of logic’s history it was widely assumed that there was exactly one correct logic, a position known as logical monism. However, the monist’s hegemony has recently become increasingly ... -
Disagreement, concepts and convergence : a new theory of political realist legitimacy
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis thesis argues for a novel conception of political realism as a theory of political legitimacy: the Dual Convergent Conception. The thesis is framed by the thought that one way of theorising about political legitimacy ... -
Is it OK to make mistakes? : appraisal and false normative belief
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisSometimes we make mistakes, even when we try to do our best. When those mistakes are about normative matters, such as what is required, this leads to a puzzle. This puzzle arises from the possibility of misleading evidence ... -
Why more than what happens matters : robust rights and harmless wronging
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisAbstract. This thesis examines a range of cases in which it appears one’s rights against harm are violated by another’s behaviour, even though this behaviour has done one no harm. Call these cases of harmless wronging. ... -
The dignity of persons : Kantian ethics and utilitarianism
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisThis work is an attempt to develop a general ethical framework, the product of the synthesis of Kantian ethics and Utilitarianism, giving us a basic account of the dignity of persons and the structure of the moral community. ...
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