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The religious framework of Kant’s philosophy: practical knowledge, evil and religious faith
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Head, J. (2016). The religious framework of Kant’s philosophy: practical knowledge, evil and religious faith

This thesis explores the religious underpinnings of Kant’s thought through a consideration of the related topics of the problem of evil, the nature of religious faith, the possibility of practical knowledge, and the nature of philosophy, as well as h... Read More about The religious framework of Kant’s philosophy: practical knowledge, evil and religious faith.

Rorty, conceptual schemes, and the traditional aspirations of Philosophy
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(2018). Rorty, conceptual schemes, and the traditional aspirations of Philosophy

Pragmatism is an anti-representationalist movement in philosophy which has attempted to reform, and in some instances, undermine, philosophy’s traditional aspirations, in order to keep the discipline connected with our first-order endeavours. I argue... Read More about Rorty, conceptual schemes, and the traditional aspirations of Philosophy.

Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day)
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(1979). Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day)

The problem of personal identity, as I propose to discuss herein, is the problem of what, if anything, makes a person the same person at different times. It is a problem because although many things about a person go on changing - his physical featur... Read More about Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day).

John Locke and the scientific revolution: a study of the essay concerning human understanding in relation to seventeenth century science
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Rogers, G. (1971). John Locke and the scientific revolution: a study of the essay concerning human understanding in relation to seventeenth century science

This work aims to set Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding in the context of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. It does this by showing that the problem of the extent of human understanding to which Locke tried to find an a... Read More about John Locke and the scientific revolution: a study of the essay concerning human understanding in relation to seventeenth century science.

Set theory and truth
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Dale, A. J. (1969). Set theory and truth

This thesis covers a number of related topics in the foundations of set theory. Section 1 contains an analysis of the paradoxes which suggests a way of looking at the axioms of any formalised set theory as to a certain extent legislating how 'is a me... Read More about Set theory and truth.