Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant is humiliated on American Idol, or when the embarrassing vice of a self-righteous politician is exposed, or even when an envied frien…
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"Since the early seventeenth century, stories of encounters with strange children in unusual circumstances have been recorded, circulated, and reproduced in Europe and North America not simply as myths, legends, or good tabloid copy but as occurrences deserving serious scrutiny …
A compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her life and workMary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy. However, as Sylvana Tomasell…
"Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy. However, as Sylvana Tomaselli shows, a full understanding of Wollstonecraft's thought is possible only through a more comprehensive a…
My dissertation examines Kant's and Rawls's theories of the moral development of individuals within structured political communities. I reconstruct Kant's under-studied account of the emergence of reason I show how this account fits with his broader view of humankind's rational …
The Scottish Reformed theologian, Thomas Forsyth Torrance (1913–2007), once claimed that no topic in theology is more relevant for our contemporary world than theological anthropology. Despite this claim, T. F. Torrance’s literary corpus lacks a sustained focus on the topic. Tho…
From Thatcher and Fukuyama to Jameson and the Frankfurt School, observers of contemporary capitalism have long proclaimed the death of the utopian ideal. Failed experiments with noncapitalist society continue to fuel speculation about whether desirable alternatives to capitalism…
Are we cyborgs or humans? This question is at the heart of this investigation, and the implications of it are all around us. In Christian theology, humans are seen as uniquely made in the image of God (imago dei). This has been taken to mean various things, but broadly, it sugge…
David Hume discusses the notion of liberty and necessity in both his Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) and his Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748). While scholars generally agree that Hume’s treatment of this subject has amounted to an important contribution to compat…
This dissertation examines the biocultural foundations of Western and non-Western socialism(s). Specifically, it argues that socialism (i.e., egalitarianism, absence of exploitative private property, ceilings for accumulation and floors for poverty) has been the most natural for…