Theses - History and Philosophy of Science
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Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706): A Jesuit Pharmacist at the Frontiers of Colonial Empires
(2020-03-31)This dissertation confronts persistent questions about how knowledge travelled across geographic and socio-cultural spaces and about how diverse local knowledge traditions came to shape global knowledge in the age of ... -
"Logic is a geometry of thinking". Space and Spatial Frameworks in Wittgenstein's Writings
(2019-11-30)The thesis investigates the history and functions of space concepts in Wittgenstein’s philosophy. It is based on a Kantian account which conceives of space not as a thing, but as an a priori framework which constitutes ... -
Cyberhealth and Informational Wellbeing
(2019-11-30)In this dissertation, I present a new framework for conceptualizing the digital landscape inspired by the field of public health. I call this framework Public Cyberhealth. This framework is an alternative to the dominant ... -
New World Drugs in England's Early Empire
(2019-05-18)How were New World drugs received and understood in early modern England? In the seventeenth century, England’s first empire was being established and an increasing abundance of medicinal plants arrived in London from ...
