honors in Philosophy

The department of philosophy is proud of the achievements of its outstanding students.  Each year, in order to highlight these achievements, the department publishes the honors thesis of those students who have successfully completed the philosophy honors track and have graduated with Honors in Philosophy.

 

HONORS THESES

2019-20

• John Powell Barksdale IV
  

  • Plotinus vs. Iamblichus: In Defense of Theurgic Praxis Over Mystical Union

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Marina Banchetti

 

•  Paige Magee

  • A Moral Obligation for Universal Healthcare in the United States

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Clevis Headley

 

2018-19

• Ramani Rodriguez-Apple

  • Simone de Beauvoir: Ethics of Ambiguity

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Clevis Headley

 

2017-18

• Kjirsten Durand

  • A Spiritual Framework of Organic Oneness: The Eco-Theological Shift Towards a Collective Ecological Consciousness

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Marina Banchetti

 

• Benjamin Magee

  • Aquatic Apathy: Philosophical Reflections Regarding the Affective Possibilities for Expansion of the Moral Community

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lauren Guilmette

 

•  Christopher Shepler

  • The Moral Semiosphere: Locke's Philosophy of Liberal Semiotic Communities

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Marina Banchetti 

 

• Mykyta Storozhenko

  • A Critique of Robert Nozick's Entitlement Theory

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Clevis Headley