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Jutten, Timo. "Adorno's Critique of Kant's Practical Philosophy." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487973.

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This thesis examines Adorno's critique of Kant's practical philosophy, as it is developed in Negative Dialectics and in Adorno's published lectures. Its starting point is the conviction that Adorno's Kant critique is best understood as a critique of conceptual reification. According to Adorno, Kant reifies the foundational concepts of his practical philosophy and thereby elides their historically specific and socially contested character. The thesis begins with an elaboration ofAdorno's critique of conceptual reification, which it will apply to the foundational concepts of Kant's practical phi

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Wang, Guodu. "Feyerabend's practical relativism." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6658.

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Sabisch, Petra. "Choreographing relations : practical philosophy and contemporary choreography." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2009. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/5650/.

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This thesis undertakes the Deleuzian experiment of a conceptual site development of contemporary choreography through analysis of the works of Antonia Baehr, Juan Dominguez, Xavier Le Roy and Eszter Salamon. It examines the way these works transform choreography qualitatively by elaborating singular methods which couple the issue of movement with the creation of aesthetic regimes. As opposed to a representational outline of choreography’s ontology, my thesis investigates the participatory potential of choreography by focussing on the singular relational assemblages that each choreography creat

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De, Kenessey Brendan. "Joint practical deliberation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113783.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2017.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181).<br>Joint practical deliberation is the activity of deciding together what to do. In this dissertation, I argue that several speech acts that we can use to alter our moral obligations - promises, offers, requests, demands, commands, and agreements - are moves within joint practical deliberation. The dissertation begins by investigating joint practical deliberation. The resulting account implies tha

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White, Tracy. "Practical Application of Montessori Philosophy and Practice in a Public School Setting." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2000. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/679.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf<br>B.S.<br>Bachelors<br>Arts and Sciences<br>Liberal Studies

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V, Hlushchenko M. "PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE WORLD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY." Thesis, Національний авіаційний університет, 2016. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/28074.

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Glick, Ephraim N. "Practical knowledge and abilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55177.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2009.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-118).<br>The thesis is an exploration of the relations between know-how, abilities, and ordinary knowledge of facts. It is shown that there is a distinctively practical sort of know-how and a corresponding interpretation of 'S knows how to [phi]', and that this special sort of know-how, while possessing representational content, is not simply ordinary knowledge-that. The view rests on a novel distinction betwe

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Silver, David Brian 1969. "A virtue theory of practical reason." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/288726.

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When, if ever, is it rational for an agent to act morally? To fully answer such a question we must appeal to a theory of practical reason. My project is to defend one such theory by determining which features we most strongly associate with practical reason and then providing a theory which best accounts for those features. One of the chief features we associate with practical reason is that it has to do somehow with correct deliberation. Recognizing this feature leads theorists as diverse as Hobbes and Kant to accept what might be called the standard view: it is correct deliberation, and corr

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Chang, Ruth. "Incomparability and practical reason." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:74dd9fa8-ad30-4652-b212-1f63985a3aa7.

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In this thesis I aim to answer two questions: Are alternatives for choice ever incomparable? and, In what ways can items be compared? I argue that there is no incomparability among bearers of value and that the ways in which items can be compared are richer and more varied than commonly supposed. The two questions are closely related; in arguing against incomparability a positive picture of comparability emerges. The case against incomparability is a case for a new conception of comparability more capacious than has been traditionally conceived. This 'broad' conception of comparability has thr

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DePetro, Jonelle Marie. "Practical rationality and the limits of instrumentalism." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290665.

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I show Means/end or "instrumental" models of practical rationality maintain that an agent is rational if she is taking efficient means to secure her most important ends. According to this view, an agent's goals are not themselves open to rational assessment. Only the efficiency of means to chosen ends is evaluated. These accounts raise an important question in contemporary debates about practical rationality: whether a complete theory of practical rationality must include a theory of value (a theory by which ends are evaluated to determine whether they are rational). After placing various mean

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Shiakides, Sotos. "Practical rationality with a practical intent : a revised Habermasian conception centred on communicative negotiation." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2010. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54126/.

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This dissertation explores how and to what extent rationality can provide guidance for human action – individual and collective, private and public; particularly under the conditions of modernity. The theme is approached through an examination of Habermas' various pertinent contributions. In both the pre-communicative and the communicative phases of his work, Habermas has been concerned to show the one-sided and distorted nature of modern, instrumental rationalisation, and to invigorate the unfinished project of enlightenment. Thus he has endeavoured to develop and philosophically justif

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Brandhorst, Mario. "Foundations of practical reason." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:12719f6b-eeb1-404f-8eff-bb5f1782ab84.

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This thesis is an examination of the foundations of practical reason. Building on the later work of Wittgenstein, I argue for a subjectivist view of moral judgment and of judgments about reasons for action. On this view, moral judgments and judgments about reasons for action can be true or false, but they are not objective. The argument for this view has the form of an inference to the best explanation. Using a distinction between primary and secondary qualities, I suggest that moral judgments and judgments about reasons for action should not be construed as referring to an ethical or normativ

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Fossey, Peter. "Desire and value in practical reasoning." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2014. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/70116/.

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Intentional actions are those which are performed because the subject sees something tobe said for performing them; the subject sees performing the action “in a positive light”. Intentional actions are therefore susceptible to a distinctive kind of explanation, which explains them as intentional; that is, which accounts for them in terms oftheir unique property, of being performed because the subject sees that there is something to be said for doing so. Practical reasoning is the process of figuring out what there is reason to do; that is, what actions are best supported by the considerations

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Baughan, Hugh Simpson. "Practical reason and technology : a philosophical study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96705.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Practical reason can help make sense of the decisions that face humankind in a complex planetary age, and notably so regarding the development and use of technology. Human agency and functioning as a self-understanding person, as well as certain ideas related to complexity and co-evolution are crucial aspects of this side of practical reason. Exploring these aspects from different perspectives can help uncover some constructive insights into the special nature of the moral goals, and the uniquely human significance of some of ou

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York, Brian D. "Practical Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus and Zhuangzi." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1398426220.

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Golob, S. Y. J. "Intentionality, freedom, method : theoretical and practical philosophy in Kant and Heidegger." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599483.

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Between 1927 and 1936, Martin Heidegger devoted more than one thousand pages of close textual commentary to the work of Immanuel Kant. The purpose of this thesis is to use that material as the basis for a sustained comparison between the two philosophies. Specifically, I aim to juxtapose and to analyse their positions on a range of foundational issues within metaphysics, within ethics – both broadly construed – and at the interface between those two fields. In doing so, I hope to contribute to three areas of research: the history of philosophy, contemporary analytic philosophy and an understan

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Alam, Justin Shumon. "Radical evil, freedom and moral self-development in Kant's practical philosophy." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/6c58e2dd-faba-4621-81f3-075413e508dd.

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Kant remains an important resource in moral philosophy but the absence of an adequate account of moral self-development constitutes a serious gap in his wider moral theory. This study therefore seeks to illuminate the process through which an agent could develop his moral character within a Kantian framework. Firstly, I reject two interpretations of Kant's account of rational agency each of which, if true, would in its own way render moral development impossible. I also outline the interpretation of Kantian rational agency which I take to be correct and which allows development. Kant thinks de

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Lerm, Jessica. "The moral restriction on practical identities : a critique of Harry G. Frankfurt." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3671.

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Lorenz, Hendrik. "Non-rational practical cognition in Plato and Aristotle." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365631.

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Davanzo, Anthony P. "Practical Paradise: Ethics for a Modern Age." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1248.

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This play demonstrates an interpretation of Nietzsche's philosophy in practice. The main character experiences loss and confusion, however, through this struggle arrives at a discovery of profound truth. If you've ever wondered how to live your life in the best way possible, the main character believes he's found the answer.

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Head, Jonathan. "The religious framework of Kant's philosophy : practical knowledge, evil and religious faith." Thesis, Keele University, 2016. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/2454/.

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This thesis explores the religious underpinnings of Kant’s thought through a consideration of the related topics of the problem of evil, the nature of religious faith, the possibility of practical knowledge, and the nature of philosophy, as well as his approach to various aspects of Christian theology, such as Scripture, eschatology, and Christology. Texts from both the pre-Critical and Critical period of Kant’s works are considered, building up a picture of Kant as a philosopher deeply concerned with the cultivation and maintenance of religious faith within the bounds of reason. The links bet

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Liu, Jia-Hau. "The practical philosophy of T.H. Green : an idealistic conception of liberal politics." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/76111/.

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As a critical advocate of the philosophy of Enlightenment, Thomas Hill Green (1836-1882) reconsidered the development of the empiricist and naturalistic philosophies of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and held that their development was connected in intricate ways to various quite specific issues arising in nineteenth-century British society. In order to respond to these issues, he established a comprehensive framework of philosophical thought as the foundation for his practical activities. In this framework, the core argument focuses on the relationship between consciousness and acti

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Baker, Jennifer Anne. "The practical life of what reasons: Eudaimonist ethics as a guide to right action." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289860.

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Eudaimonism once had great success in fostering a public appreciation of philosophy. In contrast, a recent editorial on the subject of bioethics was titled, "The Ethicist's New Clothes." Contemporary ethical theories have not been well popularized, and to the public these theories seem untried. But perhaps the public is right to be suspicious of ethical accounts that regard ethics as the province of those with advanced training in philosophy. Once we start thinking this, we have perhaps forgotten what ethics is meant to do, and how it is meant to do what it does for all of us. In this project,

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Persson, Anders J. "Workplace Ethics : Some practical and foundational problems." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4069.

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Lounsbury, Mary Laird. "Crafting the Mythos-Sphere| Toward the Practical Integration of Intuition and Intellect." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10812368.

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<p> This production dissertation examines the role of the creative process in balancing intellect and intuition in the individual; and the potential of collaborative creativity to support the integration of intuition and intellect on a social level. The <i>mythos-sphere</i> is given as a metaphor to conceptualize the human experience, which extends from the physical, but always includes much more than one knows: inner and outer, conscious and unconscious, physical and imaginal altogether comprise this sphere of influence. </p><p> The mythic imagination aids social cohesion when there is suff

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Fong, Bruce W. "A critique of the homogeneous unit principle in light of a practical theology perspective." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1992. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU093075.

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According to McGavran's theory, people "like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic and class barriers"; therefore, they should not be forced to do so. Instead, churches are encouraged to grow along racial, linguistic, or class lines. The emphasis is on evangelism but this includes both church planting and church renewal. The HUP theory is presented as a real phenomenon which is characteristic of much church development. Its reality as a natural human dynamic is supported with good anthropological data. The debate that has surrounded this controversial perspective is examined

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Heffernan, Courtney. "Rationality and Group Decision-Making in Practical Healthcare." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2811.

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In this paper, a view of non-compliance in practical healthcare is provided that identifies certain non-compliant behaviours as rational. This view of rational non-compliance is used to update a current form of doctor patient relationships with the aim of reducing non-compliance. In addition to reforming one standard doctor patient relationship model, the normative implications of understanding non-compliance as a rational form of human behaviour are described.

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Connolly, Mark R. "Exploring cases of practical wisdom (phronesis) in postsecondary teaching." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3167788.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2005.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-04, Section: A, page: 1289. Adviser: Thomas A. Schwandt. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed Nov. 9, 2006)."

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Elsey, Timothy Alan. "Deliberation and the Role of the Practical Syllogism." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302455557.

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Rapske, David Albert. "Philosophy and practical strategy for planning biblical worship in a multi-faith worship setting." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Gossett, Amy D. "Teaching virtue and practical reason the Aristotelian classroom /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3162236.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2004.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-01, Section: A, page: 0324. Chairs: Jean C. Robinson; Russell L. Hanson. Title from dissertation home page (viewed Oct. 12, 2006).

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Choi, Andrew N. "On Kant, Arpaly and Practical Rationality." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291140287.

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Swinton, John. "From Bedlam to Shalom : towards a practical theology of human nature, interpersonal relationships and mental health care." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU093083.

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In essence this investigation seeks to answer three central questions: 1. What does it mean to be a human being? 2. What does it means to relate in a specifically human way? 3. What is mental health and how might the church enable people to develop and sustain it even in the midst of mental illness? The thesis will argue that these three questions are in fact inextricably intertwined. In order to understand mental health it is necessary to understand human nature and the character of interpersonal relationships. In answering these questions the investigation aims to provide an understanding of

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Reimer, Sean. "The Practicality of Statistics: Why Money as Expected Value Does Not Make Statistics Practical." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/997.

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This thesis covers the uncertainty of empirical prediction. As opposed to objectivity, I will discuss the practicality of statistics. Practicality defined as "useful" in an unbiased sense, in relation to something in the external world that we care about. We want our model of prediction to give us unbiased inference whilst also being able to speak about something we care about. For the reasons explained, the inherent uncertainty of statistics undermines the unbiased inference for many methods. Bayesian Statistics, by valuing hypotheses is more plausible but ultimately cannot arrive at an unbia

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Foresman, Galen A. "A Practical Distinction in Value Theory: Qualitative and Quantitative Accounts." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1219682227.

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Schaffner, Tobias Gregor. "The search for the starting point of practical legal philosophy : the recovery of the political common good." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708414.

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Miller, Maggie. "A Preference for Freedom: Kantian Implications for an Incompatibilist Will and Practical Accountability." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1228.

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This thesis aims to provide a coherent account of free will and practical grounds to prefer it. Its goal is to develop a pragmatic understanding of agency by which to hold individuals morally accountable. The paper begins with a critique of P.F. Strawson, whose seminal paper “Freedom and Resentment” bypasses the question of free will altogether in its claims about morality. Subsequently, it proceeds to a defense of incompatibilism that traces an argument through the existing literature. From this position, it claims that neither Strawson nor traditional compatibilists can provide an account of

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Kvaran, Trevor. "Dual-process theories and the rationality debate contributions from cognitive neuroscience /." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08032007-161242/.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2007.<br>Title from file title page. Andrea Scarantino, Eddy Nahmias, committee co-chairs; Erin McClure, committee member. Electronic text (68 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Jan. 7, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68).

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Knight, Barbara. "Squaring Paul Tillich's ecclesiological circle." Thesis, University of Chichester, 2009. http://eprints.chi.ac.uk/817/.

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The thesis presents the hypothesis that the systematic theology of Paul Tillich (1886-1965) offers significant new benefits towards church unity. The methodology used in pursuit of this aim, is a critical analysis of Tillich's early and late thought. Tillich' s work was influenced by the German philosophical and theological schools and came to expression in American academia in his publication Systematic Theology. The results of this analysis reveal Tillich's consistent commitment to the concept of Gestalt. This finding has been broadened to include the concept that the strength of ecclesial u

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Bamford, Desmond Nicholas. "Person, deification and re-cognition : a comparative study of person in the Byzantine and Pratyabhijna traditions." Thesis, University of Chichester, 2010. http://eprints.chi.ac.uk/810/.

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This thesis will construct a model of person through a comparison of ideas relating to a concept of person in the Byzantine and Pratyabhijnii traditions. Questions will be asked, such as, whether a concept of person can be constructed within these two traditions, and how can ideas developed from these traditions be utilised to construct a model of person? This thesis will provide an in depth examination of terms and concepts that will be related to a concept of person within the two traditions, examining the ontological and existential implications of those terms. This work will also develop,

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Pesce, Antonio Giovanni. "L'etica dell'intersoggettività in Giovanni Gentile." Thesis, Universita' degli Studi di Catania, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10761/308.

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Il pensiero di Giovanni Gentile e' stato spesso accusato di essere una forma di misticismo o di solipsismo. La tesi che qui si sostiene e', invece, che la cifra intima dell'attualismo gentiliano sia l'intersoggettivita'. Grazie alla letture delle fonti del pensiero di Gentile, e all'analisi dei fondamenti teorici del suo pensiero, si e' tentato di dimostrare come l'atto del pensiero prenda identita' facendosi "persona".

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Smit, Nicolaas Jacobus Louw. "Die identiteit van en bediening in 'n myngemeenskap : 'n gevallestudie van die Ned. Geref. Kerk Grootmist." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51703.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The story a congregation tells of itself, helps it to understand who it is, where it is coming from and where it is going. The story confirms the congregation's very existence, it reveals its character and confesses to what it stands for. This study is an attempt by the researcher to explain the identity of the Dutch Reformed Congregation of Grootmist in as scientific a manner as possible. This study will determine the identity of the parish by means of a brief historical synopsis. It is an attempt to provide a base and pr

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Sward, Nathan J. "The role of the practical syllogism in Thomas Aquinas's account of human action." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Schmidt, F. W. "Ethical prescription and practical justification in selected apocalyptic literature and the teaching of Jesus, advancing the debate over the relationship between ethics and eschatology." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371735.

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Masters, David Dominic. "Ruined for Life A Practical Theological Study of Post-Immersion Conversion Experiences of Amor en Accion Missionaries." Thesis, BARRY UNIVERSITY, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3578402.

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<p> This study explores the factors that affect the conversion trajectories of post-immersion missionaries. The data has been culled from focus group interviews and subjected to analysis from the perspectives of social philosophy, sociology, religious conversion theory, and Catholic Social Teaching. It follows the practical theological method known as “shared Christian praxis.” </p><p> It details the impediments to the subsequent deepening of conversion in the societal, ecclesial, interpersonal, familial, and intrapersonal spheres, namely, post-immersion depression, culture shock

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Hector, Donald Charles Alexander. "Towards a new philosophy of engineering: structuring the complex problems from the sustainability discourse." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2690.

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This dissertation considers three broad issues which emerge from the sustainability discourse. First is the nature of the discourse itself, particularly the underlying philosophical positions which are represented. Second, is the nature of the highly complex types of problem which the discourse exposes. And third is whether the engineering profession, as it is practised currently, is adequate to deal with such problems. The sustainability discourse exposes two distinct, fundamentally irreconcilable philosophical positions. The first, “sustainable development”, considers humanity to be privile

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Hector, Donald Charles Alexander. "Towards a new philosophy of engineering: structuring the complex problems from the sustainability discourse." University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2690.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<br>Revised work with minor emendations approved by supervisor.<br>This dissertation considers three broad issues which emerge from the sustainability discourse. First is the nature of the discourse itself, particularly the underlying philosophical positions which are represented. Second, is the nature of the highly complex types of problem which the discourse exposes. And third is whether the engineering profession, as it is practised currently, is adequate to deal with such problems. The sustainability discourse exposes two distinct, fundamentally irreconcilable ph

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Goss, Stephen. "An exploratory study to investigate aspects of the philosophy, method and practical application of pluralist evaluation of counselling." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2000. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23755.

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This thesis proposes and explores the theory and application of pluralism in the evaluation of counselling and psychotherapy. Current models of monistic and multi-method research are seen as inadequate as each tends to actively undermine the other(s). Those that attempt to offer a broad range of data types often struggle to maintain adequate 'truth value' for all their statements and findings. A pluralist process and mechanism is proposed to provide a constructive alternative to the essentially destructive models of scientific and epistemological (generally dialectical) progress described by K

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Schaefer, G. Owen. "Moral enhancement and moral disagreement." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:cf152e03-a7a0-4877-b519-bd90dd253e89.

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At first glance, the project of moral enhancement (making people more moral) may appear uncontroversial and obviously worth supporting; surely it is a good idea to make people better. However, as the recent literature on moral enhancement demonstrates, the situation is not so simple – there is significant disagreement over the content of moral norms as well as appropriate means by which to manipulate them. This disagreement seriously threatens many proposals to improve society via moral enhancement. In my dissertation, I develop an understanding of how, exactly, disagreement poses problems for

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Pugh, Jonathan David. "Autonomy, rationality and contemporary bioethics." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c9107058-df18-4ccb-91ae-aa51f0b25954.

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Personal autonomy is often lauded as a key value in contemporary bioethics. In this thesis, I aim to provide a rationalist account of personal autonomy that avoids the philosophical flaws present in theories of autonomy that are often invoked in bioethics, and that can be usefully applied to contemporary bioethical issues. I claim that we can understand the concept of autonomy to incorporate two dimensions, which I term the 'reflective' and 'practical' dimensions of autonomy. I suggest that the reflective dimension pertains to the critical reflection that agents must carry out on their motivat

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