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An Existential Appraisal Of Selected Nigerian Fiction, Jim Nesin Omatseye

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

One of the two aims of this research was to elucidate from a philosophical perspective a selected body of Nigerian fiction. The second objective has been to investigate the dominant themes of the two selected novelists and relate them to existentialism.

The most essential theme was found to be colonialism and its disruption of the African culture. It was implied in the works of the novelists that authentic African culture was dislocated by British imperialism in Nigeria. The use of force and other features of power was manifested in the takeover. Through various literary devices and innuendo they suggest that …

The Meaning Of Resolution As A Reflective Method In The Philosophy Of Thomas Aquinas, Astrid M. O'Brien

Research Resources

While the importance of resolution as a reflective method in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas is generally recognized, relatively little has been written about it, and the few articles devoted to it differ in their conclusions as to its nature and use. It is the aim of this dissertation to analyze the texts in which the term or its synonyms appear in order to discover its fundamental meaning and role as revealed by Thomas’s own statements and practices.

The first chapter notes the divergent meanings which the Latin term resolutio acquired through being used to translate several different Greek terms, …

Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers - Accession 24, Nolan Pliny Jacobson

Manuscript Collection

The Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers consist of biographical data, professional and personal correspondence, and other papers relating to Dr. Jacobson’s research; his relationship with other philosophers, and his interest in oriental religion, philosophy, and the effects of science on the culture of the modern world. Correspondents include Prince Sihanouk, Charles Morris, John and Roberta Dewey, Henry and Laura Weiman, Charles and Dorothy Hartshorne, Kenneth Inada, Haljme Nakamusa, T.I. Dow, Nyanaponika Mahathera, and many other distinguished philosophers of the Western World.

Tradition And Chance In The Indo-Anglican Novels Of The Post-Independence Era, Margaret Lindley Koch

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The theme of the conflict of old and new, tradition and modernity, east and west in contemporary India has been a major concern of many Indo-Anglican novelists of the post-independence era. This study focuses on the reactions of various authors to this theme, as expressed by their treatment of it in the novels.

Four particular aspects of the theme which are explored in the novels, the fate of the family, economic upheaval, a questioning of religion, and the impact of the conflict on the individual person are discussed.

Three reactions to the tension facing contemporary India are expressed by the …

Confessional Scholarship?, Nick Van Til

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Professor Stoker On Campus (Con't.), Bev Bandstra

Pro Rege

Stoker's first lecture is discussed in Pro Rege 2:19-20, Dec 1973. The second lecture is discussed in Pro Rege 2:19-20, March 1974.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Vol. Ii, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Articles written by honors program students. They were originally research projects, class papers or essays written for academic credit, but in each case the student has done further work editing and improving his or her manuscript for this publication. The articles represent a broad range of interests and disciplines, and they indicate a healthy attempt on the part of at least some students to dig for deeper knowledge and understanding than is usually associated with undergraduate study.

• Greene, Bruce. The Traditional Fiddle Music of South-Central Kentucky
• Moody, Marlin. Some Effects of the Herbicide Glyphosate on Johnson Grass Rhizomes
• Jones, Larry. …

Dooyeweerd's "History" And The Historian, Nick Van Til

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Jacques Maritain: Reflections On Different Kinds Of Knoweldge, Calvin Gelderloss

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The primary interest in this work is to examine Maritain's solution to this problem in philosophy, and to examine it as it applies to the various kinds of knowledge. Thus, this position will be examined in connection with knowledge in general, or in connection with what might be called common sense knowledge. We will also examine the kinds of knowledge which are proper to the various sciences,2 both speculative and practical. Furthermore, throughout the consideration in this work of Maritain's solution, as it applies to the various kinds of knowledge to be considered, the fundamental involvement of being will be …

Jean-Paul Sartre’S Theory Of Literature, Timothy Jobe

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The thesis of this paper is twofold. First, there is the general concern to investigate and demonstrate clearly that there are relationships between certain superficially unrelated disciplines, namely philosophy, aesthetics and literary criticism. Second, by way of accomplishing the first aim, there is an attempt made to synthesize and explicate the contributions of a significant twentieth century intellectual. The particular procedure employed to attain these ends is the consideration of an academic field which is continually being reshaped by other separate but related disciplines. For my purposes the figure of Jean Paul Sartre and the field of literary criticism are …

The Doctrine Of Experience In The Philosophy Of Jonathan Edwards, Puritan Divine, Joseph S. Trachtenberg

Dissertations and Theses

A number of basic themes suggest themselves as focal points for a study of the thought of Jonathan Edwards. The dissertation is an attempt to argue that experience is one of them, and that an attentive eye to the doctrine of experience will reveal it as the unifying theme of his philosophy. Specifically, at the center of Edwards' aesthetic and religious vision there lies a rich and profound sense of experience, and of the relation of all things to some form of perception.

The evidence is to be found in Edwards' extensive published and unpublished writings. Among the several editions …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Articles written by honors program students. They were originally research projects, class papers or essays written for academic credit, but in each case the student has done further work editing and improving his or her manuscript for this publication. The articles represent a broad range of interests and disciplines, and they indicate a healthy attempt on the part of at least some students to dig for deeper knowledge and understanding than is usually associated with undergraduate study.

• Harris, James. The Trent Affair; Restraint vs. Irresponsibility
• Massey, Scott. Foolishness
• Oskins, Doug. Reuse of Sewage as a Potable Water Supply
• Alvey, Richard. …

Christian Direction For Natural Science, Al Mennega

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Libertinism: An Alternative To Traditional Religion, Jerome E. Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In recent years there has been a considerable increase in the amount of empirical research done in the area of the sociology of religion. Most of this type of research has been a gradual attempt of working toward the possibility of establishing a casual relationship between religious beliefs and human social behavior.

Illich And The Education Business, Gerard Farley

Philosophy Faculty Publications

A review of Celebration of Awareness: A Call for Institutional Revolution by Ivan Illich.

C. S. Lewis The Abolition Of Man Study Guide, 1972, Steven A. Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Group Conflict Within A Two-Community Setting, Virgil Highsmith

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Place Names Of Parke County, Indiana, Laurence E. Seits

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Black Theatre To Black Theology As Exemplified In The Plays Of Leroi Jones And Ed Bellins, Expressed In The Theological Writings Of James H. Cone And Albert Cleage, And Amplified By The Categories Of Paul Tillich, Sister Kathryn Martin S.P.

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Historical Geomorphic Study Of The Anomalous Water Gaps Cut In Pine Ridge-Little Mountain By The North Fork Of The Holston River, Southwestern Virginia, David L. Kilgore

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Ucs Duration And Ucs Intensity On The Magnitude Of Conditioned Fear, Robert A. Ensalaco

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Two Types Of Reinforcement On The Verbal Behavior Of Children As A Function Of Selected Personality Variables, Jane Eldred

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Sex Knowledge Of Indiana State University Undergraduate Students, Richard William Fitzpatrick

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No abstract provided.

Political Influence Of The Ku Klux Klan In The 1925 Indiana General Assembly, Harvelyn S. Norton

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Study Of Dimorphism And Polymer Production By Nrrl Y-335, Kenneth Uffe Lau

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Staff-Inmate Social Distance Seen As A Function Of Contiguity In Two Correctional Settings, John Rhodes Mccune

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 36, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by WKU Alumni Relations reporting on activities of WKU faculty, staff, students and alumni.

• Adams, Robert. Evolution of Student Government at Western
• Westerners in State Government - Louie Nunn, Howes Meade, Tom Emberton, Harold Kelly, William Hazelrigg, Lynn Frazer, Frank Groschelle, Robert Miller
• Mounce, Robert. Study of Religion at Western is an Intellectual Inquiry - Philosophy & Religion
• New Microscope Adds to the Study of Science
• Many Innovations Initiated in Physical Education Study
• Well-Known Speakers Challenge Students - Rodes-Helm Lecture Series
• Given, Ed. Former Hilltopper Greats Hit the Athletic Big Time - Clem Haskins, Darel Carrier, Bobby Rascoe, …

Early Kierkegaard And The Zen Koan: A Study In Religous Experience, Gregory R. Dell '67

Honors Projects

Religous experience is a puzzling phenomenon . It has appeared extensively throughout the history of man as a primary element in shaping his culture....I will try to examine the nature of the religious experience as it is conceived by the existential theologian Soren Kierkegaard and the Lin Chi or Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. Further, I hope to point out the similarities of their methods in attaining this level of experience.

Ua37/35/3 Department Of Philosophy & Religion, O. J. Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

History of the WKU department of Philosophy & Religion written for O.J. Wilson's history of WKU project.

The Evolution Of Sacred Dance In The Judeo-Christian Tradition, Jade Luerssen '67

Honors Projects

The universe is permeated by rhythm, harmony , and patterned movement--the movement of stars through the galaxy, the rotation of the earth, the rising and setting of the sun, the seasons, the cycle of birth, growth and death. Therefore, it is perfectly natural that man respond deeply and significantly to these ordered rhythms that make up his life, his world , and his universe .