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The Well-Tempered Android: Philosophical Posthumanism In Science Fiction Cinema., Cody Gault May 2023

The Well-Tempered Android: Philosophical Posthumanism In Science Fiction Cinema., Cody Gault

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines philosophical posthumanism as a means for critical analysis of the interaction between humans and nonhuman androids in select science fiction cinematic universes. The interaction is analyzed through several facets, notably the interactions between humans and nonhuman androids, particularly as interactions between the human and nonhuman are often sites of violence. Chapter one is an introduction. Chapter two describes the development of philosophical posthumanism from humanism, also including an analysis of philosophical posthumanism, and how it can be used as a critical lens. Chapter three begins an analysis of science fiction cinema by examining the Blade Runner films …

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The Landscape Does Not Care It Is A Landscape: A Utopian Pessimist Journey In Kentucky., Shachaf Polakow May 2023

The Landscape Does Not Care It Is A Landscape: A Utopian Pessimist Journey In Kentucky., Shachaf Polakow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

These thesis and exhibition, invite the viewers to travel through different places in Central and Eastern Kentucky. The region’s landscape, like many other American landscapes, is often known to the public through the settler colonial lens—a lens that ignores Indigenous peoples’ history in the region. The work in the exhibition is a response to landscape art's history and its complicity with American settler colonialism- art that was recruited to create a new identity for the settlers and for the country from the beginning of the American Colonial Project. Landscape art was a crucial part of this effort, presenting the land …

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“I Chose To Look Like This”: Body Modification And Regretting Visibility, Stephen Ross May 2023

“I Chose To Look Like This”: Body Modification And Regretting Visibility, Stephen Ross

All Theses

I began collecting tattoos and piercings just after I turned eighteen. As my collection grows and it becomes harder for me to conceal my modifications, I must contend each and every day with the ways in which my body is Othered by my choice to look different. Body modification is self-actualizing for so many, but it can position someone to be stared at, to be physically violated, to be tokenized, or to be vilified. This current project dissects a few key literature areas, from body modification history to the contemporary politics of modification to aesthetic and spectacular philosophy, with the …

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Catalytic Water Photolysis For Generating Renewable Hydrogen Fuel, Dr. Niveditha Nanda May 2023

Catalytic Water Photolysis For Generating Renewable Hydrogen Fuel, Dr. Niveditha Nanda

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Modern advances have enabled rapid industrialization and urbanization. However, the consequences of global modernization have included significant pollution to the air and water resources. Consequently, many changes to energy use must come to address and mitigate damages to our future. Solar energy derived hydrogen gas is a clean, renewable fuel that does not produce carbon dioxide or other pollutants. My research investigates the use of heterogeneous photocatalysis, by focusing on solar photochemical energy conversion, which is the making of hydrogen from water using sunlight. The production of clean, renewable hydrogen fuel will enable the utilization of low-cost, pollution-free energy resources …

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Meaningfulness, Existentialism, And The Reverse Priority View, Aimee Adriana Santillan May 2023

Meaningfulness, Existentialism, And The Reverse Priority View, Aimee Adriana Santillan

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

In this thesis, I will argue that existentialism provides a more helpful guideline to understanding the relationship between meaningfulness and morality. Then, I will explain how existentialist ethics provides a good example of a moral theory that balances morality and meaningfulness. In Chapter 1, I will highlight the important considerations that philosophers like Susan Wolf, Bernard Williams, Harry Frankfurt, and Sophie Grace Chappell have pointed out could be reasons for action that are important enough to outweigh moral duty in some situations. In Chapter 2, I will further outline Wolfâ??s criticism of normative ethical theories and explain her â??meaningfulnessâ?? objection. …

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Reflections On The Heuristic Power Of Contemplative Art In Teaching And Research, Patricia Morgan May 2023

Reflections On The Heuristic Power Of Contemplative Art In Teaching And Research, Patricia Morgan

Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education

In this article I discuss the heuristic power of combining contemplative and creative practices using different stages of my research into learning through contemplation. This began with a realisation I had, in my first meditation retreat, about the similarities between creative and contemplative consciousness. It initiated twenty-three years of applied and theoretical research that started with contemplative art workshops I ran in rehabilitation centres. In PhD research that followed I tested a hypothesis of learning through contemplation founded on the concept of an elemental ground of learning that contained an integrating force I termed the feeling nexus. In later …

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Tari Toga Dari Nagari Siguntur Dharmasraya: Eksistensi Dan Pelestarian 1990–2022, Hendra Naldi, Yelda Syafrina, Diana Putri Nengsi, Erniwati Erniwati Apr 2023

Tari Toga Dari Nagari Siguntur Dharmasraya: Eksistensi Dan Pelestarian 1990–2022, Hendra Naldi, Yelda Syafrina, Diana Putri Nengsi, Erniwati Erniwati

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This article report the study of traditional dance in Siguntur Dharmasraya, West Sumatra. Marhasnida, a cultural activist from Nagari Siguntur, created the toga dance. This article explains how the dance was created, developed, and performed from stage to stage and passed on to the younger generation for preservation. This historical research observed and analyzed the actions of an individual closely related to the development of toga dance. Data were obtained through observation, interviews, and tracing of personal archives pertaining to various aspects of the dance, including its history and movements. This research found (1) that Marhasnida has been involved in …

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Kebijakan Israel Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Cara Hidup Suku Badui Di Negev, Irena Arifa Khairunnisa, Suranta Abdul Rahman Apr 2023

Kebijakan Israel Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Cara Hidup Suku Badui Di Negev, Irena Arifa Khairunnisa, Suranta Abdul Rahman

Multikultura

Perubahan budaya nomaden Suku Badui Negev dipengaruh oleh beberapa faktor eksternal. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi fenomena tersebut, seperti adanya kebijakan Israel terhadap cara hidup Badui di Negev, yang pada awalnya dapat berkelana dengan bebas di padang gurun yang luas, sejak pembangunan Negara Israel pada 1948, semuanya berubah drastis. Transisi ini bahkan dibersamai dengan sengketa kepemilikan lahan yang terjadi antara Badui Negev dan pemerintah Israel. Suku Badui di Negev tidak lagi bisa berpindah-pindah seperti sebelumnya. Mereka mulai mengalami perubahan mulai dari pranata kehidupan, peran kaum laki-laki dan perempuan dalam ruang domestik, serta bentuk tempat tinggal mereka.

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Leksem Makara Dengan Turunannya Dalam Al-Qur’An Dan Kata Makar Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, Diana Fajrin Mardhiyyah, Basuni Imamuddin Apr 2023

Leksem Makara Dengan Turunannya Dalam Al-Qur’An Dan Kata Makar Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, Diana Fajrin Mardhiyyah, Basuni Imamuddin

Multikultura

Penelitian ini menganalisis makna leksem makara yang terdapat di dalam bahasa Arab dan Al-Qur’an, dan makna kata makar yang terdapat pada bahasa Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi leksem makara yang diserap ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia tidak memiliki makna ‘menjatuhkan Pemerintah’ atau berasosiasi dengan politik. Untuk membuktikan leksem makara tidak memiliki makna ‘menjatuhkan Pemerintah’, seluruh leksem makara dan derivasinya di dalam Al-Qur’an yang berjumlah 43 tidak memiliki makna tersebut. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif dan studi pustaka dengan tahapan identifikasi, klasifikasi, analisis, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Teori yang digunakan di dalam penelitian ini adalah teori perubahan makna dari Abdul Chaer dan komponen makna …

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Pengaruh Anime Yuru Camp Terhadap Pariwisata Perfektur Yamanashi, Alisa Nur Rachmawati, Didit Dwi Subagio Apr 2023

Pengaruh Anime Yuru Camp Terhadap Pariwisata Perfektur Yamanashi, Alisa Nur Rachmawati, Didit Dwi Subagio

Multikultura

Pemerintah Jepang melakukan berbagai upaya untuk mempromosikan pariwisata. Anime merupakan salah satu bentuk dari budaya populer yang berperan sebagai media promosi oleh pemerintah Jepang dalam upaya tersebut. Salah satunya adalah anime Yuru Camp yang diluncurkan pada tahun 2018. Yuru Camp adalah anime yang bertema kemah dan kegiatan outdoor pada musim dingin. Anime ini menstimulus penontonnya untuk berkunjung ke perfektur Yamanashi. Penelitian ini akan membahas mengenai upaya yang dilakukan guna mengembangkan pariwisata Yamanashi serta dampak dari kerjasama tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengkaji seberapa besar pengaruh anime Yuru Camp terhadap pariwisata perfektur Yamanashi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif …

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Akulturasi Budaya Belanda Dan Indonesia Di Restoran H.E.M.A. Tis Square Tebet, Khalisya Zahwa Rachmadina, Fajar Muhammad Nugraha Apr 2023

Akulturasi Budaya Belanda Dan Indonesia Di Restoran H.E.M.A. Tis Square Tebet, Khalisya Zahwa Rachmadina, Fajar Muhammad Nugraha

Multikultura

Indonesia dan Belanda dikenal memiliki banyak keterkaitan karena adanya kontak secara terus-menerus pada masa lampau sehingga terdapat berbagai dampak dalam berbagai aspek. Salah satu aspek yang terdampak hingga saat ini adalah budaya, seperti pada restoran-restoran Belanda di Indonesia yang melakukan akulturasi budaya. Penelitian ini dibuat dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui upaya penyesuaian budaya dalam bentuk akulturasi apa yang telah dilakukan oleh Restoran H.E.M.A. TIS Square Tebet dan bagaimana respon dari para pengunjung terhadap akulturasi yang dilakukan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teori akulturasi oleh Redfield, Linton, dan Herskovits melalui pendekatan studi kasus yaitu mengumpulkan data dengan mengobservasi objek yang diteliti …

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Representasi Nilai Moral Kemanusiaan Dalam Iklan Ramadhan - Month Of Mercy – Almara’I Emotional Commercial 2015: Sebuah Analisis Semiotika, Indy Alyssa Mumtaza, Letmiros Letmiros Apr 2023

Representasi Nilai Moral Kemanusiaan Dalam Iklan Ramadhan - Month Of Mercy – Almara’I Emotional Commercial 2015: Sebuah Analisis Semiotika, Indy Alyssa Mumtaza, Letmiros Letmiros

Multikultura

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk meneliti tentang representasi nilai moral kemanusiaan yang terkandung dalam iklan Ramadhan - Month of Mercy – Almara’i Emotional Commercial yang dirilis pada 29 Juni 2015 lalu. Almara’i adalah salah satu perusahaan makanan dan minuman terbesar di Arab Saudi yang berdiri tahun 1977 mengiklankan produk-produknya, di antaranya melalui situs YouTube. Iklan yang sudah ditonton oleh lebih dari 70 ribu kali ini berisi nilai-nilai moral kemanusiaan baik yang tersurat maunpun yang tersirat. Melalui iklan ini, penulis akan menganalisis nilai-nilai moral kemanusiaan yang direpresentasikan melalui beberapa adegan dan cuplikan yang ditampilkan dalam iklan ini dengan pendekatan Semiotika beserta …

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Fenomena Godoksa (Meninggal Dalam Kesendirian) Di Korea Selatan Dalam Drama Move To Heaven, Ella Cipta Dewi, Euis Sulastri Apr 2023

Fenomena Godoksa (Meninggal Dalam Kesendirian) Di Korea Selatan Dalam Drama Move To Heaven, Ella Cipta Dewi, Euis Sulastri

Multikultura

Fenomena meninggal dalam kesendirian (MDK) kini kian menjadi masalah sosial utama di Korea Selatan. Fenomena MDK merupakan keadaan ketika seseorang yang tinggal sendiri, terputus hubungannya dari keluarga atau kerabat, meninggal sendirian dan jasadnya ditemukan setelah jangka waktu tertentu berlalu. Fenomena ini menunjukkan lemahnya ikatan sosial atau solidaritas dalam masyarakat Korea Selatan. Isu ini diangkat ke dalam berbagai karya sastra, salah satunya drama Korea. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana fenomena MDK dan eksklusi sosial pada korban MDK digambarkan dalam drama Move to Heaven. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan konsep eksklusi sosial untuk menganalisis gambaran fenomena MDK melalui gambar …

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Analisis Mono No Aware Dalam Film Animasi Kono Sekai Nokatasumi Ni Karya Sunao Katabuchi, Fathia Aufa Syahidah, Thufail Akhdan Zaki, Ilma Sawindra Janti Apr 2023

Analisis Mono No Aware Dalam Film Animasi Kono Sekai Nokatasumi Ni Karya Sunao Katabuchi, Fathia Aufa Syahidah, Thufail Akhdan Zaki, Ilma Sawindra Janti

Multikultura

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mono no awareness yang terdapat dalam film “Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni” atau “In This Corner of the World” dengan bantuan teori mise en scène. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan metode analisis deskriptif. Lima adegan dengan empat belas foto terlampir dari film ini digunakan sebagai sampel data untuk analisis. Hasil analisis yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa seluruh data yang diambil dari film tersebut mengandung mono no awareness di dalamnya. Mise en scène yang terdapat dalam adegan tersebut sebagian besar memiliki pencahayaan lembut (matahari) yang memberikan kesan lembut dan sedih pada adegan tersebut. Secara …

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Geurae Sebagai Pemarkah Wacana Dalam Percakapan Bahasa Korea, Mellyana Murtanu, Usmi Usmi Apr 2023

Geurae Sebagai Pemarkah Wacana Dalam Percakapan Bahasa Korea, Mellyana Murtanu, Usmi Usmi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

In Korean, the word geurae is positioned as an exclamation in a sentence. Its use in oral communication has diverse meanings and functions. Previous research shows that, apart from conveying its basic meaning, the word geurae is also often used as a discourse marker (DM), especially in a conversation. DMs are words used by speakers to express their feelings and view about the contents of a conversation to a speech partner. The purpose of this study was to analyze the form, meaning, and function of the word geurae as a DM in Korean conversations. This literature study is linguistics description …

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Becoming The Imperfect Friend: Sḵwx̱Wú7mesh And Contemplative Pathways To Healing And Reconciliation In Higher Education, Denise Marie Findlay Apr 2023

Becoming The Imperfect Friend: Sḵwx̱Wú7mesh And Contemplative Pathways To Healing And Reconciliation In Higher Education, Denise Marie Findlay

Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education

Throughout this reflective essay I explore Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Indigenous philosophy and contemplative education as ethical pathways to healing and reconciliation in higher education. I put forth the idea of becoming the imperfect friend in a world ethos of death by a thousand cuts as a response to the violence of colonialism perpetuated in academia. I reflect on the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh values of eslhélha7kwhiws and stélmexw as contemplative dispositions that lend themselves to the process of becoming the imperfect friend. I conclude by describing a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh -led program hosted by Simon Fraser University (SFU) in 2022-2023, named Moving Together In The Ways …

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Review Of Socrates In The City: Conversations On “Life, God, And Other Small Topics”, Crystal Hurd Apr 2023

Review Of Socrates In The City: Conversations On “Life, God, And Other Small Topics”, Crystal Hurd

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Review of Eric Metaxas, ed., Socrates in the City: Conversations on “Life, God, and Other Small Topics” (Boston, 2011). 400 pages. Kindle Edition $7.99. ISBN: 9780525952558.

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Review Of The Mind And The Machine: What It Means To Be Human And Why It Matters, Aku Visala Apr 2023

Review Of The Mind And The Machine: What It Means To Be Human And Why It Matters, Aku Visala

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Review of Matthew Dickerson, The Mind and the Machine: What It Means to Be Human and Why It Matters (Grand Rapids, 2011). 230 pages. Kindle edition $9.99. ISBN: 978158743272-9.

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Recasting The Discarded Image: C. S. Lewis On The Modern Side, Sanford Schwartz Apr 2023

Recasting The Discarded Image: C. S. Lewis On The Modern Side, Sanford Schwartz

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Excerpt: It is then something of a simplification to see Lewis as a “dinosaur” out of step with his own time. As a modern apologist he managed to retain the framework of the multi-level medieval model, but only with the assistance of credible modern sources that challenge the hegemony of the one-story “developmental” model of evolutionary naturalism. The threetier hierarchy – material, organic, spiritual – that arose out of the turnof- the-century revolt against positivism provided a means of exposing the reductive tendencies of the naturalistic orientation and affirming a traditional conception of the Supernatural that transcends natural order. The …

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Combating Systemic Racism With Truth Commissions, Katherine E. Miles Apr 2023

Combating Systemic Racism With Truth Commissions, Katherine E. Miles

Theses

The main form of justice practiced in the United States when it comes to criminal proceedings and individual wrongdoings is a form of justice called Retributive Justice. Retributive justice is committed to following these three principles, 1: that those who commit certain kinds of wrongful acts, morally deserve to suffer an equivalent punishment; 2: that it is intrinsically morally good—good without reference to any other goods if some legitimate punisher gives them the punishment they deserve; and 3: that it is morally impermissible to punish the innocent intentionally or to inflict disproportionately large punishments on offenders. From the three principles …

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Nature Or Natures Or Natural Laws? Some Comments On C.S. Lewis's Use Of The Concept Of Nature In Miracles, A Preliminary Study, Thomas Storck Apr 2023

Nature Or Natures Or Natural Laws? Some Comments On C.S. Lewis's Use Of The Concept Of Nature In Miracles, A Preliminary Study, Thomas Storck

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

Now, although Lewis, of course, did not think that nature was a closed system inaccessible to any action from outside it, and in fact, his entire book was written to argue the opposite point of view, I hope to show that this continual usage of nature as “total system” prejudices the argument against miracles, at least subconsciously, by suggesting that nature is a closed system, or at least a system which ordinarily is blocked to outside entry or interference. Thus, David Hume’s unfortunately classic definition— “A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature . . .”6—is premised on …

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Part Of The Team: Effecting Change And Sharing Power In Healthcare Settings, Jessica Stanier, Rachel Purtell, Dave Thomas, William Murray Apr 2023

Part Of The Team: Effecting Change And Sharing Power In Healthcare Settings, Jessica Stanier, Rachel Purtell, Dave Thomas, William Murray

Patient Experience Journal

In 2019, we, as a group of patients and researchers, were invited to rethink how the executive board received and responded to patient stories at a specific NHS hospital trust in the UK. Through an iterative series of meetings, we were able to co-identify common concerns and together develop a distinctive narrative framework for effecting change by sharing patient experiences. This narrative framework is designed to help patients position themselves as ‘part of their healthcare team,’ emphasising roles and responsibilities between patients and health practitioners to compare ideals with reality in patient experiences. While the project was promising, several factors …

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Understanding Authoritarianism, Fascism, Far-Right Politics, And Anti-Democratic Processes, Paul Viafranco Apr 2023

Understanding Authoritarianism, Fascism, Far-Right Politics, And Anti-Democratic Processes, Paul Viafranco

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

In this portfolio, Paul Viafranco seeks to understand the rise of Authoritarianism, Fascism, Far-Right Politics, and Anti-Democratic Processes, by delving into Executive Order 9066, Marine Le Pen’s use of medievalism, Donald Trump’s discourse, and the various factors that contribute to the need for seeking asylum or refugee status.

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The Gladius And The Katana: Viewing The Seven Samurai Through The Lens Of Roman Stoicism, Joseph White Apr 2023

The Gladius And The Katana: Viewing The Seven Samurai Through The Lens Of Roman Stoicism, Joseph White

Honors College Theses

This paper examines the concepts of traditional Bushido and Roman Stoicism as they relate to the unique interpretation of Bushido by Akira Kurosawa in the movie the Seven Samurai. I explain the main concepts of Bushido and Roman Stoicism, focusing upon the virtues of each, and their connection to Kurosawa’s view on how Bushido should be practiced. I then draw similarities between these two ways of life. I examine how the genre of film dealing with samurai deals with this question.

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Deploying Secular Historian's Rules As An Apologetic Method To Persuade Secular Naturalists/Humanists That Demons Exist, Mark P. Ragsdale Apr 2023

Deploying Secular Historian's Rules As An Apologetic Method To Persuade Secular Naturalists/Humanists That Demons Exist, Mark P. Ragsdale

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Secular Humanists/Naturalists presuppose a priori that the existence and activity of non-material, incorporeal, spirit beings are not possible. Like a First Order Skeptic argues that one cannot be sure of anything beyond perception, the Secularist accepts existence of all that is material while rejecting any spiritual realm. The dissertation qualitatively ties together themes arguing that the same standards secularists apply to vetting any commonly accepted historical event whatever also inductively supports the existence and activity of demons.

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Bible Or Qur'Ān? Which Passes The Bibliographical Test, Raini J. Yeakel Apr 2023

Bible Or Qur'Ān? Which Passes The Bibliographical Test, Raini J. Yeakel

Masters Theses

A customary interrogation tactic used against Christians is to question the transmissional accuracy of the Bible from the Apostle’s writing to the present. Muslims are especially antagonistic in this accusation while asserting the superiority of the Qur’ān to near perfect transmissional accuracy. However, they are egregiously mistaken in these assertions. Though on the surface, the bibliographical test might begin to look like the Qur’ān may surpass the Bible, a more in-depth investigation proves otherwise. The fact that the Qur’ān does not, and never has, had a sole autograph but, instead, many varying writings attempting to preserve Mohammad’s teachings. Then later …

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Solving The Logical Problem Of Evil Using The Principles Of Programming, Daniel Joel Edmond Apr 2023

Solving The Logical Problem Of Evil Using The Principles Of Programming, Daniel Joel Edmond

Masters Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to offer a solution to the logical problem of evil, using computer programming principles to establish a logical model to the solution. Rather than engage in a purely philosophical discussion, the emphasis of this thesis is to establish a reasonable and applicable model that allows for a practical description of the solution using a framework built on computer programming principles.

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The Blind Scientist: A Critique Of Neo-Darwinism's A Priori Assumptions, Alexander James Bonitto Apr 2023

The Blind Scientist: A Critique Of Neo-Darwinism's A Priori Assumptions, Alexander James Bonitto

Masters Theses

This paper investigates neo-Darwinian fallacies specifically regarding a priori presumptions, leading to weak scientific methodology and praxis. It was found that five concepts must be true for neo-Darwinism to be true. These are gradualism, the tree of life hypothesis, the evidence of micro-evolutionary change accounting for macro-evolutionary change, time and chance, and methodological naturalism. Prima facie, these concepts have tremendous explanatory power. However, with an attempt to carefully examine these concepts, all five seem to be assumed a priori in order to dictate the outcome of neo-Darwinism rather than letting the evidence speak for itself. Coincidentally, it appears that the …

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The Doctrine Of Double Effect, Tanya Solis Apr 2023

The Doctrine Of Double Effect, Tanya Solis

The Agora

The Doctrine of Double Effect (DDE) is a natural law principle attributed to Thomas Aquinas that is supposed to offer insight on whether an act is morally permissible or not. It also seeks to make a moral distinction between intending harm and merely foreseeing harm. In this paper, I argue that we should reject DDE because it does not allow a person to intend harm even in situations where it seems to be morally justifiable. It also fails at making a distinction between intending harm and merely foreseeing harm. Because of this, the conditions of DDE seem to be implausible.

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Plant Sentience: "Feeling" Or Biological Automatism?, Andrea Mastinu Apr 2023

Plant Sentience: "Feeling" Or Biological Automatism?, Andrea Mastinu

Animal Sentience

Sentience refers to the ability of an organism to have subjective experiences such as sensations, emotions and awareness. Whereas some animals, including humans, are widely recognized as sentient, the question of whether plants are sentient is still debated among scientists, philosophers, and ethicists. Over the past 20 years, many scientists such as Trewavas, Baluška, Mancuso, Gagliano, and Calvo have reported interesting discussions about memory, behavior, communication, and intelligence in plants. However, the reported conclusions have not convinced the entire scientific community. In this commentary, I would like to focus on two critical aspects related to sentience: cognition and emotion

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