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Rhetoric and Philosophy: Cicero’s Model for Moral Education
(2018-05-21)
Cicero recognized that rhetoric was a powerful art and that it was necessary to
develop virtue and integrity in those trained as orators. In De Oratore, he seeks to
reunify the subjects of philosophy and rhetoric for the ...
God, Contingent Entities, and the Afterlife
In this thesis I attempt to provide an original argument for the continuance of each individual human person past physical death. I do this by describing the relationship between God and everything in the world that is ...
Around the Color Wheel
(2016-08-10)
This children’s story tells about adventures of a young girl who goes on a hot air balloon adventure to find colors, which disappeared from the world five years ago. In addition to the creative work, which is the primary ...
An Examination of Philosophical Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2022-05-20)
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, polices were quickly evolving and adapting
to meet a variety of needs. One concern when developing these policies was ensuring that
these policies were moral and just. This thesis examines ...
Better Is One Day
(2020-05-20)
Every court case is a story, a drama played out before peer and judge. Characters move around stage amid recitations of scripted lines. Too often, the casual observer ignores the real people with unique stories and motivations ...
The Lens Through Which Ye See: Philosophy of Time in the Works of C.S. Lewis
(2012-05-03)
What can modern philosophers of time learn from the fictional works of C.S. Lewis? In this thesis I demonstrate that Lewis’s conception of time as exemplified throughout his works, but particularly in the Chronicles of ...
Exploring the Philosophical and Cultural Significance of Avatar: The Last Airbender
(2021-05-18)
The Nickelodeon television series Avatar: The Last Airbender is a popular children’s show, which aired from 2005-2008. My thesis explores the various philosophical traditions and cultural significance of the show to display ...
A Priori Laws and the External World
(2012-05-03)
This thesis demonstrates that any interpretation of the status of ‘mind-independent
reality’ or ‘the external world’ in Kant’s transcendental idealism is incomplete if it fails
to account for the metaphysical implications ...
A Reply to Paul Draper’s Argument from Evil
(2013-12-09)
If God is so great, then why is this world full of evil, pain, and suffering? Throughout the ages, philosophers, theologians, and everyday people from all walks of life have tried to make sense of the apparent injustice, ...
Around the Color Wheel
(2016-08-10)
This children’s story tells about adventures of a young girl who goes on a hot air balloon adventure to find colors, which disappeared from the world five years ago. In addition to the creative work, which is the primary ...