Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Philosophy and the aim for truth 

      Kaspers, Tom (2023-06-12) - Thesis
      This thesis seeks to answer the question: Does philosophy aim for truth? To address this question, I must first ask a more general question: What is it to aim for truth? My approach to answering this latter question uses ...

    • Thought and predication in Frege and Russell 

      Pereira Mestre Da Conceicao, Jose Manuel (2023-06-12) - Thesis
      This dissertation offers a reappraisal of how Russell’s views about thought and predication around the time of his Principles of Mathematics relate to Frege’s own theorizing about those topics. It does so by telling a story ...

    • Time, self-consciousness, and categorial unity 

      Satija, Atul (2023-06-12) - Thesis
      These essays are an attempt to elucidate the notion of a category, which, broadly speaking, is a concept that accounts for the manner in which the constituents of experience are combined or held together. The relation of ...

    • From evidence to underdetermination : essays in the way of scepticism 

      Savino, Paolo (2023-06-12) - Thesis
      Scepticism about justification is the view that justification is impossible. Underdetermination scepticism is scepticism that turns on the idea that our beliefs are underdetermined by the evidence relative to certain ...

    • Working for each other : an account of the need for work in society 

      Thomas, Deryn Mair (2023-06-12) - Thesis
      This dissertation evaluates a need for work. In doing so, it addresses a neglected topic – by systematically exploring the concept of work and its relation to basic needs – and situates that contribution in the context of ...