Browsing Department of Philosophy by Title
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Getting younger (Pre published)
(2022-11-09)I argue that in Plato’s Parmenides 141a6-c4, things in time come to be simultaneously older and younger than themselves because a thing’s past and present selves are equally real. As a result, whatever temporal relation ... -
Heidegger on truth and subjectivity: a nihilistic interpretation
(2023-09-29)This research offers an original interpretation of Heidegger's philosophy, which can be termed 'nihilistic' with reference to Heidegger's notion of nothingness and his reception of nihilism. The interpretation contributes ... -
John Henry Newman and Ludwig Wittgenstein: on certainty and faith
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)The roles of certainty and faith have been very much divided in modern times by the positions allocated them under an all-consuming positivistic account of human processes. It is ironic that this view, which stems from ... -
The last natural philosophers in the Phaedo (Pre published)
(2022-11-08)This paper examines the possible sources of the two theories introduced by Plato in Phaedo 99b2-c6. First, it shows that the theories belong to people who remain unpersuaded by the teleology introduced by Socrates (Phaedo ... -
A metaphilosophical defense of Wittgenstein's conception of polythetic methods of analysis
(2022-04-06)This thesis advances a metaphilosophical interpretation of Wittgenstein’s later conception of philosophy and specifically, its emphasis on a plurality of different philosophical methods. The thesis aims to achieve three ... -
A philosophical investigation into coercive psychiatric practices(Volume 1 & 2)
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)This dissertation seeks to examine the validity of the justification commonly offered for a coercive1 psychiatric intervention, namely that the intervention was in the ‘best interests’ of the subject and/or that the ... -
Physical activity promotion strategies for adolescent girls: exploring experiences, co-design and intervention development
(2020-01-22)Globally, over 80% of adolescent girls aged 11-17 fail to reach the recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines (Sallis et al. 2016). Interventions aiming to increase girls’ PA levels have only demonstrated modest effects ... -
The realm of mimesis : a contemporary interpretation of the orality/writing issue in relation to the ontology of the image in Plato
(2020-01-22)This thesis enquires into the vexed issue of the relation between the criticism of orality and the criticism of writing in Plato’s works. The main aim is to argue that this relation, often read as an opposition, is grounded ... -
‘Standing in the Gap’: A Theological Reflection on The Meaning, Value and Significance of Faith in The Life and Ministry of Healthcare Chaplains
(2022-03-30)To date, there has been a dearth of research in the area of Healthcare Chaplaincy, particularly in the Irish context. The literature recognises this and indeed, calls for a rebalance, especially by chaplains themselves. ... -
Traversing the abyss: saintliness and the quest for meaning in Tolstoy and Nietzsche
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)The positions of Nietzsche and Tolstoy as 'prophets of dissent' in relation to modern culture and modern civilization is now widely recognised (Riser, 2006: passim), and in that broad sense their status as two of the most ... -
Truth, being and the work of art: reflections on Heidegger's and Gadamer's interpretations of the tradition
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This thesis addresses the fundamental and interrelated questions of truth and being, which have occupied Western philosophical thought since the time of the Ancient Greeks, giving particular attention to how they relate ...