Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions

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    • The mark of the cognitive 

      Pisano, Niccolò Aimone (2024-06-10) - Thesis
      Several philosophical debates in the philosophy of mind and of the cognitive sciences seem to require the elaboration of a mark of the cognitive (MOC). Some proposals for individually necessary and/or jointly sufficient ...

    • In defence of a hyperintensional conception of properties 

      Snodgrass, J. J. (2023-11-29) - Thesis
      In 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 

      Chong, I Xuan (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 

      Davidaviciute, Rasa (2022-11-30) - Thesis
      In 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 

      Kopec, Kim Laura (2022-11-30) - Thesis
      Self-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 ...