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An Introduction To The P-Adic Numbers, Charles I. Harrington
An Introduction To The P-Adic Numbers, Charles I. Harrington
Honors Theses
One way to construct the real numbers involves creating equivalence classes of Cauchy sequences of rational numbers with respect to the usual absolute value. But, with a different absolute value we construct a completely different set of numbers called the p-adic numbers, and denoted Qp.
Retributive Justice And Standing: A Critique Of State Punishment, Benjamin H. Lawrence
Retributive Justice And Standing: A Critique Of State Punishment, Benjamin H. Lawrence
Honors Theses
This thesis investigates the philosophical justifications of punishment, focusing in particular on the idea of standing to punish, and how the state can have standing. The two main doctrines of justifying punishment, retributivism and consequentialism, are considered. According to retributivism, punishment is justified by the desert of the wrongdoer, whereas consequentialism contends that punishment is justified by the good consequences that follow from punishing wrongdoers. This thesis concludes that retributivism better captures the moral intuitions associated with punishment, and is better suited to articulating the concept of standing to punish. Standing to punish can be seen as the “moral authority” …
A General Look At Posets Rings And Lattices, Courtney A. Phillips
A General Look At Posets Rings And Lattices, Courtney A. Phillips
Honors Theses
A lattice is a type of structure that aims to organize certain relationships that exist between members of a set. This thesis seeks to define lattices, and demonstrate the different types. It will give examples of lattices, as well as various ways to describe and classify them.
Opposites Attract: The Fusion Of Confucianism And The Qin Dynasty’S Legalism In The People’S Republic Of China Today, Elyse Tompkins
Opposites Attract: The Fusion Of Confucianism And The Qin Dynasty’S Legalism In The People’S Republic Of China Today, Elyse Tompkins
Honors Theses
The aim of this research is to examine the seemingly opposite Legalist outlook of the Qin dynasty against the philosophy of Confucianism, and determine the extent to which they have impacted the government and society of the People’s Republic of China today. It is common in Eastern cultures to blend two seemingly opposite ideas, which is partially how this mixture of Legalism and Confucianism works in the current government. The Qin dynasty employed the legalist governmental philosophy, which allowed one ruler to effectively control all of China. This set up the principle of a concentrated government over the vast Chinese …
“Human Rights, Development, And Global Justice”, Ian Cruise
“Human Rights, Development, And Global Justice”, Ian Cruise
Honors Theses
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An Examination Into Fundamental Attunements: Anxiety, Boredom, Depression, And Joy, John Milligan
An Examination Into Fundamental Attunements: Anxiety, Boredom, Depression, And Joy, John Milligan
Honors Theses
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Saving Morality: Why We Cannot, And Why We Must, Jon Drake
Saving Morality: Why We Cannot, And Why We Must, Jon Drake
Honors Theses
Philosophers and laymen alike have often used morality to invite misconceptions of human life into ethics, and also of ethics into human life. The Kant/Williams discourse provides a rich backdrop on which to consider these misconceptions. But the misconceptionsof morality involved are just as numerous and just as serious. One thing that the Kant/Williams discourse shows is this: that ethics can be neither contained by nor cultivated without morality. Though much of Williams’ critique of Kantian morality is quite astute, thephilosophical and ethical wisdoms of morality abound in spite of these. Morality understands the fundamental condition of moral loss, and …
We The Peoples Of The United States Of America: Constituting American Identities Through Pluralism And Narrative, Michael .. Yohai
We The Peoples Of The United States Of America: Constituting American Identities Through Pluralism And Narrative, Michael .. Yohai
Honors Theses
W. E. B. DuBois writes in his 1897 essay, “The Conservation of Races,” that every black person living in America must, sooner or later, ask herself the following question: “What , after all, am I? Am I an American or am I a Negro? Can I be both? Or is it my duty to cease to be a Negro as soon as possible and be an American?”1 DuBois’ question, “Can I be both?” still lingers for blacks and other non‐white groups in America. However, the racial demographic reality of the America is changing and with it, the connotations of the …