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John Locke Lectures, 1958, which the writer has delivered at Oxford in October-November 1958.
(4) A Critical Examination of Thomist Political Theory Worker: H. J. McCloskey
Attention is particularly directed to the Thomist view of liberty and in general to thc non-democratic features of Thomist political theory which Thomist democrats have tended to play clown.
(5) Utilitarianism
Worker: H. J. McCloskey
The writer has revised for publication his earlier thesis on Basic and Absolute Duties; and resulting from it has embarked on a further project: that of estimating modern variants of Utilitarianism, with special reference to thc 'extreme' and the 'restricted'.
(6) Substance
Worker: D. L. Gunner
A n attempt to establish that philosophers who attack and those who defend the philosophical notion of substance both proceed from premises which are mistaken and that a notion of substance is de- fensible on quite other grounds than the traditional ones.
(7) Perception and the Physical World Worker: D. M. Armstrong
The earlier project centred around the philosophy of Berkeley has broadened out, with a general investigation into the major problems of thc philosophy of perception. Ph.D. thesis.
(8) Randomness and Countability Worker: J. E. McGechie
A n account of the way in which the notion 'random' is applied, i.e. on the grounds of a sequence of items in a series or a class not possessing certain properties, together with a similar account of the working of thc notion 'countable' and a demonstration of the way in which cither of these notions may be used to elucidate thc other.
(9) Logical Principles and Linguistic Conventions Worker: J. E. McGechie
A n investigation of the question, 'Do linguistic conventions stand behind logical principles, or arc they merely reflections of them?' which leads to a clearer statement of the problem and perhaps to its dissolution. Completed and submitted for publication.
(10) The Application of Psychological Terms to Artefacts Worker: J. E. McGechie
A n explanation of (at least one of) natural disinclinations to say,
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for example, of machines that they could think, by showing that some of the essential logical properties of psychological terms would have to be dropped in such (extended) applications. Completed and submitted for publication.
(11) Psychology and Ethics Worker: Mary A. McCloskey
A criticism of popular misconceptions about the bearing of psychology, and particularly of psycho-analysis, upon ethics. The attraction of the concrete writing of thc psycho-therapists, as against the abstractions of ethics, frequently leads to scepticism about morals.
It is argued that such scepticism is a mistaken conclusion from, and not a logical consequence of, psycho-therapeutic theory and practice.
(12) Criteria of Truth, with special reference to the Teaching of Franz Brentano
Worker: J. T. J. Srzednicki
Franz Brentano, a German writer at the turn of thc present cen- tury, in his later period elaborated a theory of the criteria of truth which is of peculiar interest in the existing philosophical situation.
The writer proposes to examine his writings, published and un- published, and those of his critics and followers, and to relate his findings to modern investigations. Ph.D. thesis.
(13) Kant's Theory of Will and Its Sequel Worker: G. D. Marshall
Kant first gave philosophical expression to a notion of will on which much of Western morality has been founded. Thc writer seeks to analyse it more closely and to trace its effect on subsequent ethical and psychological thinking. Ph.D. thesis.
(14) Material Objects Worker: W. D. Joske
The writer was interested in sorting out various theories concern- ing material objects. His work was intended for the Ph.D. degree, but he has since accepted an acting-lectureship in Western Australia.
(15) Logical Analysis and the Concept of Existence Worker: V. I. Rice
Part I is concerned with examining and criticizing thc theories of philosophers of the Logical Analysis School on the concept of existence. Part I I is concerned with a positive treatment of the con- cept of existence and with an attempt to solve thc problems associated with it. A revised edition of both parts is almost completed. Ph.D.
thesis.
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(16) Thinking, Mental Acts and Behaviour Worker: W. J. Ginnane
A n enquiry, with particular reference to the later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, into some aspects of thinking in order to bring out the sense in which the concept 'thought' is grounded in private mental acts and not merely in a disposition towards certain sorts of overt physical behaviour. M . A . thesis. Degree awarded.
(17) The Political Philosophy of Reinhold Niebuhr Worker: A. F. Reid
A n estimate and development of Niebuhr's attempt to develop a peculiarly Protestant political philosophy which is at the same time inspired by and tied to thc Gospels as interpreted by 'prophetic re- ligion', and yet coherent, complete and practical in its implications.
M . A . thesis. Degree awarded.
(18) Ayer's Concept of Matter Worker: J. G. Radvansky
Professor Ayer is thc extreme contemporary case of a 'phenome- nalist', i.e. one who denies the existence of anything over and above that which appears to us. The writer is interested in discovering what a writer of this sort at the present date makes of the concept of matter. M . A . thesis.
(19) Nature and Grace in Ethics Worker: M. J. W. Guersen
Philosophical writers on ethics traditionally abstract from the ethical beliefs of particular religions. Religious writers on ethics sometimes draw a sharp contrast between religious and philosophical ethics, and sometimes attempt an integration. The writer is con- cerned to show that none of these procedures will do, and suggests an intermediate one of his own. M . A . thesis.
(20) The Mean and the Moral Law Worker: T. M. A rtingstoll
Aristotle and Kant stand respectively at the head of two diverse and characteristic approaches to ethical problems. The aim of the study is to evaluate them in relation to each other. M . A . thesis.
Degree awarded.
(21) Thomism and Liberty Worker: }. E. A. D'Arcy
A study of the role of conscience in Thomist moral theory, its ability to create obligation, and the consequent rights to which it gives rise. M.A. thesis. Degree awarded.
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(22) F . H . Bradley's Dialectic of Quality and Relation Worker: Jacqueline B. Wood
This study is directed towards the most crucial piece of analysis in the most influential work of the most significant British philosopher during the period of Absolute Idealism (i 890-1920). M . A . thesis.
Degree awarded.
(23) The Intellectual Element in Religion: Its Significance to Religion and Philosophy
Worker: F. J. S. Imray
The writer is concerned (a) with thc attempted proofs of the existence of God, (b) with the nature of philosophical argument in recent philosophy of religion. M . A . thesis.
(24) Some Problems of Inference Worker: L. Tallon
This project, for a time couched in general terms, has crystallized round J. S. M i l l on inference and induction. M.A. thesis.
PUBLISHED WORK Book
1. CIIARLESWORTII, M. J.— Philosophy and Linguistic Analysis.
Duquesne University Press, 1958 (xiii + 234 pp.)
(Thc writer was at Auckland University, when the work was written, but thc book first appeared after his arrival in Mel- bourne.)
Articles
2. GIBSON, A. BOYCE — Plato and After. Rev. Metaph. 11: 585-602 («958)
3. Religion Minus Intelligence. Hibbcrt J. 31-8 (1958) 4. ARMSTRONG, D. M.— A. J. Aycr's The Problem of Knowledge:
A Critical Notice. Aust. ] . Phil. 36: 128-45 ('958)
THESES PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREE
MASTER OF ARTS
1. GINNANE, W. J. Thought, Language and Behaviour
2. REID, A. F. An Inquiry into the Thought of Reinhold Nicbuhr and an Investigation of Its Impli- cations for Protestant Ethical, Social and Political Theories
3. LITTLE, G. L. The Concept of Imagination 4. ARTINGSTOLL, T. M . Thc mean and the moral law 5. D'ARCY, J. E. A. Thomism and Liberty
6. WOOD, JACQUELINE B. Bradley's Dialectic of Quality and Relation