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(1973)
Holistic realism: A marriage of metaphysical realism and conceptual relativity.
(1997)
The following two claims have each captivated some of the very most penetrating intellects both in and out of philosophy, yet they are typically taken to be mutually exclusive: (1) The world exists and has its nature ...
An ethical study of genetic intervention based on Rawlsian justice and on Buddhism.
(2006)
The primary purpose of my dissertation is to discuss the moral distinction between genetics based medical therapy and enhancement, using a combination of ethical ideas derived from Rawlsian justice and from Buddhism.
Describing God.
(1997)
The first few chapters of this dissertation examine traditional explanations of the problem of religious discourse and finds them to be inadequate for a variety of reasons. The traditional explanations are either founded ...
The love of persons /
(1984)
To complete the explanation of love a theory of persons is developed. Sartre is used as a starting point, but his concepts are significantly developed and altered. A theory of persons as valuing beings is used to explain ...
Social identity and ethnic formation: Some epistemological implications for liberal social philosophy.
(1998)
Ethnic nationalism increasingly concerns social philosophers, who frequently deal with it either in the context of defending liberal individualism with concomitant deep autonomy, which viewpoint seems antithetical to the ...
The adjudication of utilitarianism and rights in the sphere of health care.
(1998)
Such a commingling of theoretical elements, under the claim of being utilitarian, may seem ambiguous, however, it is my contention that such inclusions only serve to enhance the plausible nature of this sphere-specific ...
Social explanation and social function: An investigation of the nature of functional explanation for the social sciences.
(1999)
Chapter Four argues that functional explanation in the social sciences should employ social proper functions. As in biology, this requires the ability to make the connection between the consequence of the trait ...
Rationality of animals.
(1979)