Parfit's View of Personal Identity

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/07/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «I intend to explicate Derek Parfit's view regarding personal identity as non-branching psychological continuity as well as some of its ethical and emotional implications. In addition, I will present Parfit's split-brain transplant thought...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Parfit and the first standard view of personal identity . The disregard for the common view . The belief in a substantive self . The split-brain transplant . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Parfit's View of Personal Identity and Human Behavior

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/07/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «I intend to explicate Derek Parfit's view regarding personal identity as nothing more than non-branching psychological continuity. I will be brief in my discussion to avoid redundancy, as I have more deeply explicated Parfit's infamous view in my...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The implications of Parfit's concept of persons . Substantive self and human behavior. The fear of death . The case of our prison system. Conclusion. Works cited....»

The difference between sentences that are evaluated by linguistic significance alone and sentences that are evaluated by linguistic significance and other circumstances

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   16 pages
Document abstract : «Significant differences among sentences of natural language certainly occur. It is not a matter of theoretical philosophy or theoretical linguistics but simply common sense. The difference I would like to focus on is the one between sentences that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Peculiarity of certain sentences of the language.. The framework and methodology.. Description on linguistic significance and evaluation.. Stipulation of evaluating sentences.. The nature of distinction.. Sentences being evaluated by...»

The Mohawk people

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   09/10/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The Mohawk are survivors. From the days of their early ancestors to the present day, the Mohawk have dwindled in number but have lived on. This is an exploration of the history and culture of the Mohawk. In this paper I will attempt to explain...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The term Iroquois.. Iroquoian culture, ritual, and agriculture. . Mohawk and some aspects of Mohawk cultural life. . The Midwinter ceremony.. The turning point for the Mohawk and the Six Nations.....»

Language evolution: Anthropology

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   09/09/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Its tops, it's the queens square, it's fabulous, it's cool, it's off the hook. All of these phrases mean the same thing, "It's great". This is one of many phrases that have taken the twists and turns of the ages through our youth. Throughout history...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The beginning of the evolution of language in America.. Change in today's world languages.. The English language today.. Conclusion.....»

Second language processing and the access question

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «The rest of the paper will be spent expositing and, when necessary, critiquing, some of the literature on second language processing. I will pay particular attention to the recent Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH), due to Clahsen and Felser. In...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. The access question.. Processing.. The Shallow Structure Hypothesis.. Conclusion.....»

Multiple Wh -Questions: Logical form and paired list readings

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/01/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «In her paper "Multiple Wh Questions," Veneeta Dayal takes a comprehensive approach to the topic of questions involving multiple wh-elements. She begins the paper by discussing the way in which a study of multiple wh-questions might provide valuable...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The phenomenon of wh-fronting. . Context dependent questions.. The use of wh-fronting for diagnosing scope. . Issues at stake when discussing multiple wh-questions.. Multiple wh-questions and pair answers.. Con...»

A Radial Category Perspective on Mandarin Verb Complements

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In his treatment of Claudia Brugman's work on the English preposition over, Lakoff (1987) extends Brugman's analysis of that preposition as a radial category, one in which the different meanings of the word can be described in terms of a category...»

Synopsis abstract : «Wrapping Up Wan.. Some examples of wán adapted from the CALLHOME corpus. . Event Completion has an extended sense I will call Patient Exhaustion.. Hao to Write a Good Ending.. In other usages, h?o denotes attainment that is evaluatively...»

The Rhetoric of Growth in Colorado: Reconciling Perceptions and Reality

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In 1990, Colorado was a state of about 3.3 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). By 2000, Colorado's population had grown to 4,301,261 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). Colorado's new residents spurred development in areas once sparsely inhabited. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «Colorado's Business Climate at a Glance.. Governor Owens' remark, speak to what he calls ?that special Colorado way of life,? .. Respect for the wilderness and respect for the individual are both central to the Coloradan identity.. The amount of...»

Gender Representation and the Curation of Chicano Visions

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The Chicano Art Movement began in part as an effort on the part of Chicanos to take agency in their own representation. Before the Movement, most available representation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans cast them in a negative light - often as...»

Synopsis abstract : «The art of Chicano Visions . The painting by Ester Hernández - far more eminent figure in the Chicano Art Movement.. One mythical icon that many Chicanas have chosen to revisit. Collaborative efforts were established with scholars except...»

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