Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies (School of): Recent submissions
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Breaking the trust : the case for regulating anonymous shell companies
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisAnonymous shell companies (ASCs) are corporate entities whose sole purpose is to cloak the identity of their beneficial owner. Due to their strong anonymity provisions, ASCs allow individuals to perform a variety of illicit ... -
Making meaning of Laurence Olivier : reading queer sensibilities in his Hollywood performances, 1939-1960
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisBetween 1939 and 1940, British actor Laurence Olivier broke new ground as a film actor and star in a sequence of landmark performances in classical Hollywood cinema: as a tortured Heathcliff in ‘Wuthering Heights’ (William ... -
The struggle, in utero : choice, control and trust in infertility treatment and abortion rights campaigning in Ireland
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisIn May 2018, the citizens of Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment of the Constitution, thus overturning the ban on abortion that had been in place for over a century. The vote paved the way for a more general debate ... -
Timescapes of independence : temporality, utopia and living the future in Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-13) - ThesisBased on fifteen months of ethnographic fieldwork amongst Edinburgh Scottish National Party (SNP) activists, this thesis argues that the future forms a key element of political life and plays a greater role than the past ... -
A defence of the truth norm of belief
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-13) - ThesisFor belief, the standard of correctness is truth. Truth is said to be the norm of belief. This thesis aims to address some recent challenges relating to various aspects of the truth norm of belief on a reason-based normative ...