Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Is it OK to make mistakes? : appraisal and false normative belief 

      Field, Claire Anne (University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - Thesis
      Sometimes we make mistakes, even when we try to do our best. When those mistakes are about normative matters, such as what is required, this leads to a puzzle. This puzzle arises from the possibility of misleading evidence ...

    • Why more than what happens matters : robust rights and harmless wronging 

      Bowen, Joseph (University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - Thesis
      This thesis examines a range of cases in which it appears one’s rights against harm are violated by another’s behaviour, even though this behaviour has done one no harm. Call these cases of harmless wronging. These cases ...

    • The dignity of persons : Kantian ethics and utilitarianism 

      Sierra Vélez, Lucas (University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - Thesis
      This work is an attempt to develop a general ethical framework, the product of the synthesis of Kantian ethics and Utilitarianism, giving us a basic account of the dignity of persons and the structure of the moral community. ...

    • Plato on time as a cosmic phenomenon 

      Lazzarini, Lorenzo (University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - Thesis
      The thesis presents an original interpretation of the account of time in the Timaeus (37c6-39e2), arguing that time in Plato is best conceived of as a cosmic phenomenon. In Part I, my view is contrasted in crucial respects ...

    • Remember the medium! : film, medium specificity, and response-dependence 

      Torregrossa, Clotilde (University of St Andrews, 2020-06-22) - Thesis
      Medium specificity is a theory, or rather a cluster of arguments, in aesthetics that rests on the idea that media are the physical material that makes up artworks, and that this material contains specific and unique features ...