Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity (2020)
Thesis
McCarthy, J. (2020). Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity. (Thesis). Keele University

The aim of this thesis is to establish that there is no metaphysical account of personal identity that requires us to regard gender as essential to our identities. I shall begin by examining forms of essentialism as well as rejections of essentialism... Read More about Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity.

Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology (2020)
Thesis
Burns, A. S. (2020). Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology. (Thesis). Keele University

Take any belief of yours – even one about which you feel supremely confident. The Sceptic will ask: why do you think it is true? You might take yourself to have a very good reason to believe what you do. But the sceptic will also want to know why you... Read More about Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology.

Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison (2020)
Thesis
Dhima, M. (2020). Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis aims to stage a productive dialogue between the existentialist philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 -1900) and the socio-scientific philosophy of Karl Popper (1902-1994). I intend to define Popper's open society by presenting his polit... Read More about Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison.