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
- 2Tuna, Emine Hande
- 1 Yang, Yuan J.
- 1Abedinifard, Morteza
- 1Adrain, James
- 1Albert, Nikki Michelle.
- 1Ali Mesbahian
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Fall 2012
In this paper, I shall stress the importance of discussing Aristotle’s theory of matter in light of his theory of intellect. I shall focus upon a division of the prime matter debate, whose advocates reject prime matter on the grounds that the common matter of the elements is essentially...
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Fall 2011
While many scholars have argued that media deregulation has a deleterious effect on democracy, all have done so in a way that assumes the truth of a particular normative theory of democracy. This thesis instead describes the minimal requirements for a democratic public sphere and compares...