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Supreme Threat: The Just War Tradition And The Invasion Of Iraq, James Fallaize
Supreme Threat: The Just War Tradition And The Invasion Of Iraq, James Fallaize
Religious Studies Honors Theses
This work intends to be an application and understanding of the Christian just war tradition as it pertains to the actions of the United States government in Iraq. It includes a short history of the evolution of the tradition, the application and discussion of the three most controversial criterion, and a discussion of how the terror attacks on the World Trade Center may constitute a pre-emptive strike. Essentially, the piece endeavors to explore how untested, unseen dangers drive a government to act for the defense of its citizens and their way of life. The theory draws heavily on Michael Walzer’s …
Types Of Causes In Aristotle And Sankara, Brandie Martinez-Bedard
Types Of Causes In Aristotle And Sankara, Brandie Martinez-Bedard
Religious Studies Honors Theses
This paper is a comparative project between a philosopher from the Western tradition, Aristotle, and a philosopher from the Eastern tradition, Sankara. These two philosophers have often been thought to oppose one another in their thoughts, but I will argue that they are similar in several aspects. I will explore connections between Aristotle and Sankara, primarily in their theories of causation. I will argue that a closer examination of both Aristotelian and Advaita Vedanta philosophy, of which Sankara is considered the most prominent thinker, will yield significant similarities that will give new insights into the thoughts of both Aristotle and …
Forced Feminism: Women, Hijab, And The One-Party State In Post-Colonial Tunisia, Jennifer Cotton
Forced Feminism: Women, Hijab, And The One-Party State In Post-Colonial Tunisia, Jennifer Cotton
Religious Studies Honors Theses
By looking at the hijab in context in the political, social, and domestic spheres of Tunisia, one gains a clearer understanding of the hijab’s complexity and a clearer understanding of each of those spheres. Politically, the condemnation of the hijab reveals the tension between the dominant, secular party and the Islamist movement, and the political oppression still prevalent in Tunisia. Socially, the wearing of the hijab reveals the tension between Orientalist perceptions of the hijab and the desire of Muslim feminists to create an authentically Islamic meaning of the hijab compatible with feminist ideas. Domestically, the hijab reveals the tension …
Conflict And Coercion In Southern France, Judith Jane Blair
Conflict And Coercion In Southern France, Judith Jane Blair
Religious Studies Honors Theses
This paper endeavors to examine the mechanisms by which the crown of France was able to subsume the region of Languedoc in the wake of the Albigensian Crusade in the thirteenth century. The systematic use of Catholic doctrine and an inquisition run by the Dominican Order of Preachers allowed France to dominate the populace of the region and destroy any indigenous social, economic, and political structures.