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  • A Study on Plato's attack on democracy 
    Ersu, Erkin. (Thesis (B.A.)-Robert College, 1958., 1958.)
  • Hobbes and Machiavelli; a comparison in their methods and philosophy 
    Glazer, Mark. (Thesis (B.A.) - Robert College, 1958., 1958.)
  • Aeschylus' Oresteia and his idea of justice 
    Sel, Esen. (Thesis (B.A.) - Robert College, 1958., 1958.)
  • An introduction to the ontological foundations of Gödel's incompleteness theorems 
    Çitil, Ahmet Ayhan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1994., 1994.)
    In the present thesis, we carry out an ontological investigation of Goders incompleteness theorems in view of which we obtain an interpretation of Godel's incompleteness results. In our ontological investigation, we determine ...
  • The problem of 'space' in Frege's ontology a transcentental inquiry 
    Armaner, Türker. (Thesis (M.A.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1994., 1994.)
    This thesis is an attempt to evaluate Frege's ontology of numbers in a critical way in view of Kant's transcendental philosophy. Despite the significant divergences between Kant and Frege, these two philosophers will be ...
  • The ontological foundations of McTaggart's argument on the unreality of time 
    Kovanlıkaya, Aliye. (Thesis (M.A.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1994., 1994.)
    In this thesis, it is attempted to investigate the ontological foundations of McTaggart's argument on the unreality of time which is generally considered independently from McTaggart's ontology. It is also aimed to show ...
  • Heidegger's contribution to the ontological analysis of the world and the self 
    Akman, Ela. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1995., 1995.)
    The subject matter of this thesis is the Heideggerian understanding of the Self which results from a radical conception of man as Dasein. Heidegger by rejecting a dualistic conception of reality which divides it into two ...
  • Precursory comprehension of being and problem of time in Heidegger's ontology 
    Meriç, Tendü. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1996., 1996.)
    The subject matter of this thesis is precursory comprehension of Being which is the point of departure of Heidegger's question of Being. Heidegger brings out a new conception of time as the possibility of this comprehension. ...
  • The concept of bildung Hegel's phenomenology and nineteenth century European novel 
    Gürle, F. Meltem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1996., 1996.)
    This thesis presents an analysis of the pattern of Bildung (fonnation, development, education) in Hegel's Phenomenologie des Geistes (phenomenology of Mind/Spirit) upon a background of nineteenth century novel. Focusing ...
  • Metaphysical foundations of Freudian psychology: |a transcendental reconsideration 
    Dost, Ayfer. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1997., 1997.)
    In the present thesis we compare the metaphysical foundations of Kant's ontology (as it is given in Kant's First Critique) and Freud's psycho-analytic theory. This comparison involves an investigation of the understanding ...
  • Radical constructivism in science education 
    Muğaloğlu, Ebru Zeynep Aktürk. (Thesis (M.A.)- Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2001., 2001.)
    Radical constructivism is a popular version of constructivism. It is introduced as an unconventional approach to knowing and learning by its leading representative Ernest von Glasersfeld. In my thesis, first, I present von ...
  • The problem of 'understanding' in Martin Heidegger's Being and Time 
    Alpar, F. Neren. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2001., 2001.)
    This thesis examines understanding as a fundamental existentiale in Heidegger's Being and Time, and its grounding position to all activities of cognizing. The ultimate goal of the thesis is to reveal the metaphysical basis ...
  • The democracy paradox, and some of its moral and legal implications 
    Şenol, Hüseyin Fırat. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Science, 2002., 2002.)
    The thesis focuses on showing that it is not a paradox of democratic governments to use sanctions on individuals whose actions are conducive to increasing rebellion and uncivilised behaviour in the society, and on those ...
  • On the significance of analyticity: a study on the controversy between Carnap and Quine 
    Korkut, Buket. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2003., 2003.)
    This thesis is a study on the significance of analyticity, in particular, on the controversy between Carnap and Quine regarding analyticity. The analysis follows an historical order of Carnap's two periods: syntax and ...
  • Reference to the future 
    Natalina, Elena. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The thesis investigates the issue of speaker's and semantic reference to future objects. The conditions for each type of reference are developed by using some aspects of the descriptivist and causal theories of reference, ...
  • Surpassing wantonness by appealing to emotions :|a Neo-Frankfurtian approach to freedom of the will 
    Boylu, Ayça. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    In this thesis, I question whether certain kinds of emotions are necessary for one's realization of freedom. In searching an answer to this question, I focus on a specific approach to freedom, namely the Frankfurtian ...
  • Desire for excellence reflections on Plato and Spinoza 
    Mutlu, Vicdan. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The main aim of this thesis is to provide a good understanding of Plato's and Spinoza's desire for excellence and show in what respects their views resemble and differ from each other. To achieve this aim, their notions ...
  • Constitutive a priori 
    Erdur, Melis. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    Recently there has been a renewed interest in the issue of a priority. Many philosophers have proposed accounts that attempt to establish the existence of a priori propositions while avoiding the difficulties of the former ...
  • Challenging Isaiah Berlin's distinction between negative and positive freedom 
    Doğruöz, Hakan Şükrü. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    Isaiah Berlin is one of the key figures who has dominated the field of social freedom with his distinction between negative and positive conceptions of freedom. In this dissertation, I have argued that analyzing freedom ...
  • A comparison of Aristotelian and Cartesian highest human goods 
    Safalı, Levent. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The present thesis is an attempt to analyze and compare two philosophers' accounts of the highest human good: Aristotle's and Descartes'. My main goal has been, after understanding the conceptual frameworks necessary to ...

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