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Dialogism and democracy
(Bilkent University, 2003)This thesis examines the notion of democracy not as a straightforward political process for decision-making, but as a type of dialogue. One of the main reasons for choosing this particular approach is to reveal the ... -
Do we need philosophical ethics? The case against unified ethical methodology
(Bilkent University, 2022-05)Metaethics and normative ethics are often thought to be two independent enterprises. This view of ethics has been challenged in the recent past and the idea that normative ethics and metaethics should be unified is gaining ... -
A Foucaultian reading of genetic science : archaeologizing the science of the gene
(Bilkent University, 2003)In recent decades the problems posed by modern genetics has increasingly become a subject of debate within the social sciences. Those debates lead us to ask whether genetics is strictly a scientific endeavor. That begs ... -
Imagination in the study of history: Collingwood reconsidered
(Bilkent University, 2019-05)Philosopher and historian R.G. Collingwood made bold claims for the role imagination plays in the study of history, but does not adequately qualify his claims. In this thesis I add content to Collingwood’s conception of ... -
Rousseau's general will in the light of Isaiah Berlin
(Bilkent University, 2001)This thesis aims to investigate Rousseau’s General Will in the light of Isaiah Berlin’s views on negative freedom, positive freedom, political monism and political pluralism. It is argued that, along with the romanticist ... -
Strengthening the pre-established harmony response to the epistemic challenge of evolution in non-naturalist metaethical realism
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)This thesis outlines a popular non-naturalist response to evolutionary debunking arguments against metaethical realism: the pre-established harmony response. I argue that the pre-established harmony response is unsuccessful ...
