Philosophy Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Why there can be a human right to internet access 

      Huang, Zhengyue (University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - Thesis
      In this dissertation, I argue that it is possible to claim a standalone natural human right to internet access. The central argument is in Chapter II. I start my argument by analysing the issue of trans-historical universality ...

    • Kantian constructivism: a restatement 

      Schaab, Janis David (University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - Thesis
      This thesis provides a restatement of Kantian constructivism, with the aim of avoiding some of the objections and clearing up some of the ambiguities that have haunted previous versions of the view. I restate Kantian ...

    • Quantifier expressions and information structure 

      Mankowitz, Poppy (University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - Thesis
      Linguists and philosophers of language have shown increasing interest in the expressions that refer to quantifiers: determiners like ‘every’ and ‘many’, in addition to determiner phrases like ‘some king’ and ‘no cat’. This ...

    • Refugee law and states' obligations 

      Walker, Jessica (University of St Andrews, 2016-06-23) - Thesis
      The current legal definition of the term ‘refugee’ fails to recognise the centrality of refugees’ hardship and in doing so draws morally arbitrary distinctions between different types of refugees. I use Wiggins’ 1987 paper ...

    • Personal identity and practical reason 

      Hummel, Patrik Alexander (University of St Andrews, 2018-06-28) - Thesis
      In this thesis, I argue that the interdependence between personal identity and practical concerns is overstated. In paradigmatic places where philosophers and common sense suggest that personal identity constrains how we ...