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Civic education and self-knowledge in higher education.
(2006)
In this age of multiculturalism, global travel and terrorism, it is vital that citizens be inculcated with the fundamental values of democracy (equality, liberty and self-government) and equipped with the cognitive skills ...
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.
Divine omniscience and the fatalist dilemma.
(2006)
Arguments against our free will pose a serious problem. Although there are not very many philosophers who call themselves fatalists, quite a few are convinced that fatalism follows from common assumptions. Assuming that ...
Rethinking introspection: How we know (and fail to know) our own minds.
(2006)
In this dissertation I offer a new framework for understanding introspection, characterizing it as a multi-faceted phenomenon that has a broad range of epistemic qualities. I begin by arguing that the standard understanding ...
Anselm's ontological argument: Whole, unified, and complete.
(2006)
The Proslogion has long been seen to contain Saint Anselm's ontological Argument, although philosophers have differed in their opinions about exactly what constitutes this argument. An analysis of both the Proslogion and ...