Browsing Doctoral Degrees ( Philosophy) by Title
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Freud and the legacy of Greece.
(2008)This thesis traces Freud's debt to classical Greece and argues that the development of his theory should not be considered apart from its roots in this legacy. The psychoanalytic project sheltered under the umbrella of ... -
Ideology, virtue and well-being : a critical examination of Francis Fukuyama's notion of liberal democracy.
(2003)This thesis is a critical examination of Fukuyama's "end of history" version of liberalism, in which he announces the triumphant emergence of liberal democracy as a universal form of governance. The thesis ... -
An inquiry into the nature of group agency and individual agency : a study of rational autonomy.
(2017)Human agency entails being able to rationalize over decisions, passing judgements and executing actions based on these deliberations. All these rationalizations and executions flow from a principle of rational autonomy. ... -
Membrane changes and lipid peroxidation during ageing in seeds of Lactuca sativa L.
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Reasoning in practice : foundation for understanding in a multi- cultural context.
(2004)The thesis is based on the assumption that reasoning functions in its context. The locus of this context is the subject-in-act. The subject-in-act observes, wonders, asks questions, judges and makes justifications. In ... -
Rethinking universalism and particularism in African philosophy: towards an eclectic approach.
(2019)The study focuses on the dispute between the universalists and particularists in the characterization of the nature of African philosophy. In African philosophy the debate is formulated as a dichotomy between the universalists ... -
Success factors for business rescue in South Africa
(2016)In 2011 a new Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (RSA, 2008), was implemented in South Africa. A feature of this Act was the introduction of business rescue legislation. Although this legislation was implemented in May 2011, ... -
The concept of person in African political philosophy : an analytical and evaluative study.
(2008)The communitarian conception of person is the dominant view of personhood in African philosophy. This view centrally holds that personhood is something that is attained in direct proportion to one's moral worth and one's ...