Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions
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Affective engagement with narrative
(2023-06-12) - ThesisThis thesis takes the work of psychologists James Russell and Lisa Feldman Barrett on core affect and applies it to engagement with narrative. In the first part, I situate core affect in the philosophy of emotion and, ... -
Demystifying normativity : morality, error theory, and the authority of norms
(2023-06-12) - ThesisWe are subject to many different norms telling us how to act, from moral norms to etiquette rules and the law. While some norms may simply be ignored, we live under the impression that others matter for what we ought to ... -
Running out of time : the temporal case against the kalam
(2023-06-12) - ThesisIn this dissertation, I argue that if the kalam cosmological argument works, then it must work on either the A-theory of time or the B-theory of time. I offer several arguments for thinking that the kalam does not work on ... -
From immersion to understanding : an essay on virtual art and aesthetic cognitivism
(2023-06-12) - ThesisThis dissertation argues against a cognitive devaluation of virtual art. By cognitive devaluation, I am referring to the charge that an art-kind is less artistically valuable than other art-kinds due to it lacking cognitive ...