Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Stefan, Larry, 1956-
- 2Tuna, Emine Hande
- 1 Yang, Yuan J.
- 1Abedinifard, Morteza
- 1Adrain, James
- 1Albert, Nikki Michelle.
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Escaping "Oblivion": Rethinking Heidegger's Challenge through the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas
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The later Heidegger came to the conclusion that the history of philosophy is defined in terms of “oblivion” of Being (Seinsvergessenheit). For the later Heidegger, since the history of philosophy is defined by “oblivion,” metaphysics must be “overcome.” For Heidegger, the history of metaphysics...
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Fall 2010
This thesis argues that Hannah Arendt is correct to suggest that thinking enables judgment, even though Arendt never fully formulates this idea herself. I provide a critical reading of Arendt’s essay “Thinking and Moral Considerations” and of her series of lectures on Kant’s political philosophy....
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Evaluating Challenges to Patient Autonomy in BRCA Gene Testing, Breast Cancer Culture, and Preventative Mastectomy
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In this project, I consider ethical issues surrounding genetic screening programs by specifically using the trend for women to ask their physician for BRCA1/BRCA2 gene screening and then trying to decide what should be done with the information if the test returns positive (for example,...
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Fall 2019
The main purpose of this thesis is to reconcile a free-will defense with Thomas Aquinas’ metaphysics. The Free-Will Defense is an attempt at answering the logical problem of evil, which states that the existence of God and the existence of evil are logically incompatible. However, the Free-Will...
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Fall 2020
After a qualitative analysis of deception, I select the component of misinformation for encoding into a logic. I introduce dynamic epistemic logic (DEL) and the Cards scenario (Cards), then modify Cards to illustrate shortcomings of DEL in expressing misinformation. I develop two dynamic...
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Spring 2019
Neoliberal capitalism has internalized communication within its basic operations and thus enabled the rise of the so-called “information society” and “semiocapitalism.” In this dissertation I argue that the demand for maximal connection and information flow takes an embodied toll on its subjects....