Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies (School of): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Film festivalisation : the rise of the film festival in the UK's postindustrial cities
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis study presents an examination of three diverse film festivals that are based in postindustrial cities in the UK. It takes the view that all film festivals are intrinsically bound to and affected by their host location. ...