Theses - Philosophy
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Metaphysics and the Mind-Body Problem: Why the Twenty-First Century Still Needs Mental Substances
In the preface to the second edition of his German Metaphysics (1751) Christian Wolff distinguishes three responses to the mind-body problem. Materialism says that everything is ultimately material. Idealism says that ... -
What's the Matter? Toward a Neo-Aristotelian Ontology of Nature
(2020-06-01)This thesis contributes to the development of a ‘neo-Aristotelian’ ontology of powers that accommodates quantum phenomena. It offers a number of philosophical objections to ‘Super-Humean’ metaphysics, and constructs a ... -
Normativity and Representation in Kant's Theory of Cognition
(2020-03-01)This dissertation examines various aspects of normativity and representation as they figure in Kant’s theory of cognition. In particular, I argue that Kant holds that certain forms of representational content constitutively ... -
Kant on Embodiment: Lessons from the Critique of Pure Reason and the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
(2020-01-25)My thesis offers an original reading of Kant’s theory of cognition and the body’s role in it. In the Critique of Pure Reason and the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Kant’s subject is shown to cognize, and be ...
