Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies (School of): Recent submissions
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Christianity, stigma, and mass conversion among Spanish Gitanos
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisMy doctoral thesis examines the emergence of religiously based worldviews, values, and collective imaginaries among Roma/Gitanos in Spain. Juxtaposing long-term ethnographical observation, interviews with religious leaders, ... -
The epistemology of inquiry : individuals, groups & institutions
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisInquiring—roughly, the attempt to answer a question—is one of the most common intellectual undertakings. This thesis is comprised of a set of four essays that investigate the epistemology of inquiry. The first essay looks ... -
John Stuart Mill as existentialist : does Mill see the role of government as propagating a Sartrean, existentially authentic moral character?
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-13) - ThesisThe purpose of this thesis is to explore whether or not the goal of John Stuart Mill’s political philosophy could be described as existentialist. To do this, I will demonstrate that Mill’s philosophy was centred around the ... -
Making sense of Melayu : an ethnographic study of primary school children in Brunei Darussalam
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisThis study examines how social relations in a school, and at home, shape primary school children’s understanding of Melayu (Malay) in Brunei Darussalam. Social relations, specifically the child-child, teacher-pupil, and ... -
Perception as a way of knowing
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisThe aim of this thesis is to construct and defend a theory of perceptual justification derived from a knowledge-first account of epistemic justification on which the rational force of experience is grounded its knowledge-producing ...