This dissertation investigates the promise and peril of the concept of vulnerability in contemporary ethical and political thought. Many strands of modern Western thought castigate …
This thesis analyzes female crossdressers in the Spanish and English seventeenth century as relational subjects marked by difference. Focusing on Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s …
Abstract of “The Resilience Paradox: Ethical Quandaries of Humanitarian Aid in Jordan and Lebanon” by Malay Firoz, Ph.D., Brown University, October 2020. Anthropologists have argued …
What information do people look for when making moral judgments about negative events? This question is important given its theoretical relevance (for psychological models that …
This dissertation provides an explication of fitting actions (kathêkonta) within the broader context of Stoic ethics and philosophy. Specifically, I address the Stoics' contentious definition …
Free will skepticism—a term that encompasses multiple arguments that cast doubt upon our free will—is on the rise in recent decades, especially in response to …
My dissertation explores a plurality of politico-ethical ideas of three anticolonial thinkers in the early and mid-twentieth century: M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, and M.N. Roy. …
This thesis examines the spiritual, ethical, and political writings of Simone Weil. In particular, I endeavor to articulate Weil's theory of \"decreation\" in the content …
Historically, research has focused on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), with little focus on the health outcomes of mothers. As the HIV treatment landscape has …
These collected papers explore the question of moral progress, particularly in light of the extraordinary shifts in moral belief witnessed in the past 300 years. …
Abstract of “Kant on the Intertwining of Individual Moral Development and Ethical Community” by Emily Hodges, Ph.D., Brown University, February 2022 I seek to resolve …
This dissertation argues for the interconnection of Black Diasporic and Postcolonial Studies through the frame of comparative diaspora. It does so by situating African American …
This dissertation lies at the intersection of anthropology of sport and anthropology of ethics. I study football (soccer) in Istanbul to posit fairness as a …