Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Moral realism, moral expertise and paternalism 

      Frimannsson, Gudmundur Heidar (University of St Andrews, 1992-07) - Thesis
      In this essay I examine the notion of moral objectivity of moral properties. Moral objectivity seems to be able to resist the arguments of subjectivists. There seem to be true moral sentences and moral facts can explain ...

    • Art and understanding 

      Reid, Neil (University of St Andrews, 1989-07) - Thesis
      The essay explores topics related to the objectivity and rationality of aesthetics. Initially, the nature of objectivity is considered. The question is raised: what is it for something to be objective? Various metaphysical ...

    • A philosophical commentary on Schiller's 'Letters on the aesthetic education of man' 

      Murray, Patrick Timothy (University of St Andrews, 1990-07) - Thesis
      This work provides a detailed philosophical exposition of Schiller's Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man. (1795). In the introduction, the author's aims and methodology are briefly stated. There then follows a survey ...

    • The nature and value of art 

      Kieran, Matthew Laurence (University of St Andrews, 1995-07) - Thesis
      This thesis examines the nature and value of art. It is primarily concerned to advance an argument which makes sense of the significance we ordinarily afford art, rather than rendering it merely aesthetic and thus cognitively ...

    • The structures and significance of mimesis in Adorno's "Aesthetic Theory" 

      Hooker, Richard (University of St Andrews, 1997-07) - Thesis
      This thesis starts from the point of departure of asking why Aesthetic Theory is difficult to read. In answering this question it is argued that the difficulty of the work is a function of the unusual claims Adorno makes ...