Browsing Philosophy electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2023 Summer"
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A revised Hobbesian argument for conflict among humans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Thomas Hobbes believed that a state of nature (that is, a state without a society) is a miserable condition for humans because human individuals have a natural inclination to fight each other. In addition, Hobbes argued ... -
Standing and status : a dissertation on the necessary and sufficient conditions for moral standing and an analysis of moral status
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Moral standing is the property by which an entity is considered to be capable of being wronged or is morally considerable. For example, when I kick a rock, I do not do anything wrong, nor is the rock wronged. On the other ...