Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions
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On having meaning in mind
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThere have traditionally been two views as to what makes it the case that a singular term has the prepositional content that it does. According to Descriptivism, the content of a term is descriptive since it is given by a ... -
Essays on the nature and roles of knowledge
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-25) - ThesisThis dissertation is comprised of five independent essays on the theme of the nature and roles of knowledge. The essays are intended to be free-standing pieces of work and should be read as such. Contents: 1. An Existential ... -
Frege's case for the logicality of his basic laws
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisFrege wanted to show that arithmetical truths are logical by proving them from purely logical basic laws. But how do we know that these basic laws are logical? Frege uses generality and undeniability to make a prima facie ... -
A challenge to the permissibility of procreation
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThe Non-Identity Problem (the NIP) raises a series of problems to the morality of procreation. The NIP, I believe, highlights a fundamental problem concerning the justifiability of procreation. In chapter 1, I introduce ... -
Early eighteenth-century British moral philosophers and the possibility of virtue
(University of St Andrews, 2017-10-02) - ThesisThe general aim of this thesis is to further undermine the convention that British moral philosophy of the early eighteenth century is best conceived as a struggle between rationalist and sentimentalist epistemologies. I ...