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Persuasive Rhetoric In Origen’S Contra Celsum., Daniel Charles Headrick
Persuasive Rhetoric In Origen’S Contra Celsum., Daniel Charles Headrick
Masters Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to explore the philosophical and rhetorical elements of Origen of Alexandria’s Contra Celsum. Herein, one can find to their delight three major themes of ancient argumentation: the argument from antiquity, the moral effect argument, and the argument from prophecy. The bulk of this thesis is the author’s own exegesis of key passages in the Contra Celsum. The major thesis advanced here is that the strategies of rhetoric used by Christian and non-Christian in late antiquity were quite similar, in fact, exactly the same in many cases. The interpretation of key textual passages in the …
Dangerous Habits: Examining The Philosophical Baggage Of Biological Research, Massimo Pigliucci
Dangerous Habits: Examining The Philosophical Baggage Of Biological Research, Massimo Pigliucci
Doctoral Dissertations
Science is about conceptualizing the natural world in a way that can be understood by human beings while at the same time reflecting as much as possible what we can empirically infer about how the world actually is. Among the crucial tools that allow scientists to formulate hypotheses and to contribute to a progressive understanding of nature are the use of imagery and metaphors on the one hand, and the ability to assume certain starting points on which to build new avenues of inquiry on the other hand. The premise of this work is that, in the words of philosopher …
The Appropriate Clinical Response To Patient Suffering, Joseph R. Stackhouse
The Appropriate Clinical Response To Patient Suffering, Joseph R. Stackhouse
Doctoral Dissertations
The starting point of my dissertation is a traditional goal of medicine, the relief of suffering. The central question that I dealt with is the appropriate clinical response to a patient’s suffering. An underlying assumption in the answer that I provide is that a physician’s clinical response must be guided primarily by the principles of beneficence and respect for patient autonomy. I argue that both principles require the physician to respond in a proportionate manner with medically appropriate care, which has the backing of relevant scientific and clinical data, and must be provided in a manner deemed acceptable by the …
The Harm Of Neglecting Embodiment: How Biomedical Ethics’ Neglect Of Bodies And Context Hurts Women And Minorities, Nancy L. Dumler
The Harm Of Neglecting Embodiment: How Biomedical Ethics’ Neglect Of Bodies And Context Hurts Women And Minorities, Nancy L. Dumler
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation argues that mainstream bioethics has failed to adequately acknowledge bodies and embodiment in practice and theory. While philosophers have generally not held “substance dualism” as such for some time, this practice of overlooking the body is probably grounded in what I label evaluative dualism, which is still ingrained in our culture. This dualism maintains a dichotomy and ranking of mind over body in addition to dichotomizing and rating other constructed pairs such as culture and nature and male and female. Such a ranking leads to, or supports discrimination against those who are most commonly associated with the body …