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Hume's Conception Of Time And Its Implications For His Theories Of Causation And Induction, Daniel Esposito Aug 2010

Hume's Conception Of Time And Its Implications For His Theories Of Causation And Induction, Daniel Esposito

Dissertations (1934 -)

I begin the dissertation by elucidating Hume's conception of time as a compound abstract idea and explain why Hume believes time must be discrete and atomistic. I then explore the ways in which Hume's theory of causation rests upon this atomistic conception of time, and place special emphasis on Hume's argument that all causes qua causes must precede their effects in time. I claim that this argument is inconsistent with Hume's critique of the causal maxim, a principle which states that whatever begins to exist must have a cause. After exposing and examining this inconsistency, I investigate the degree to …


Re-Constituting Phenomenology: Continuity In Levinas’ Accounts Of Time And Ethics, Neal Deroo Jun 2010

Re-Constituting Phenomenology: Continuity In Levinas’ Accounts Of Time And Ethics, Neal Deroo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

At the heart of Levinas’ work is an account of subjectivity that is premised on his account of temporality. In this regard, Levinas is like many other phenomenologists. However, in order to understand Levinas in this manner, we must first reconceive what Levinas means by ‘ethics’, so we can see the fundamental continuity in his accounts of subjectivity and temporality. By understanding the continuities, not just within but also between, Levinas’ ethical subject and his futural temporality, we are able to reconceive of the scope and method of phenomenology, so as to adequately assess Levinas’ influence in that discipline.


The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity, Juan Ferret Jan 2010

The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


Space, Time And The Constitution Of Subjectivity: Comparing Elias And Foucault, Paddy Dolan Jan 2010

Space, Time And The Constitution Of Subjectivity: Comparing Elias And Foucault, Paddy Dolan

Articles

The work of Foucault and Elias has been compared before in the social sciences and humanities, but here I argue that the main distinction between their approaches to the construction of subjectivity is the relative importance of space and time in their accounts. This is not just a matter of the “history of ideas,” as providing for the temporal dimension more fully in theories of subjectivity and the habitus allows for a greater understanding of how ways of being, acting and feeling in different spaces are related but largely unintended. Here I argue that discursive practices, governmental operations and technologies …


Proceedings For The Minisymposium On The Nature Of Time: Lessons From The Foundations Of Relativity And Quantum Physics, Juan Ferret, Alexis De Saint-Ours Dec 2009

Proceedings For The Minisymposium On The Nature Of Time: Lessons From The Foundations Of Relativity And Quantum Physics, Juan Ferret, Alexis De Saint-Ours

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.


The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision, Juan Ferret Dec 2009

The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.