Browsing Masters Degrees (Philosophy) by Title
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Being, eating and being eaten : deconstructing the ethical subject
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)This study constitutes a conceptual analysis and critique of the notion of the subject, and the concomitant notion of responsibility, as it has developed through the philosophical history of the modern subject. The aim of ... -
The business of power and the power of business : (determining meta-ethics)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A changing world brings about many different challenges. The same applies to business operating in society. These changes and challenges relate to business ethics in general and how it impacts on the ... -
The challenge of transformation : an analysis of the ethical and strategic need for transformation with special reference to the Employment Equity Act
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1994 South Africa has undergone numerous social and political transformations. Transformation in this country has different meanings for different people, depending on the individuals perspective. ... -
Citizen solidarity in diverse societies: a case for deliberative democracy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis seeks to answer the Question: What is the most appropriate basis for solidarity among citizens of diverse societies? Members of such societies do not only have different belief systems and ... -
Civil disobedience as a democratic practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is to develop a moral justification for civil disobedience as a practice of democratic contestation. I begin by investigating the problem of disobedience in the context of our ... -
Closing the gap : exploring edentulism through Norman Daniels’ approach to health and healthcare
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Statistics from the Western Cape Department of Oral and Dental Health Services show an alarming decrease in the construction of dentures by dentists working at state health facilities. In addition, ... -
Comparing chaos and complexity : the quest for knowledge
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The question of what it means to say one knows something, or has knowledge of something, triggered an epistemological study after the nature of knowledge and its acquisition. There are many different ... -
Complexity and the self
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis it is argued that the age-old philosophical "Problem of the Self' can benefit by being approached from the perspective of a relatively recent science, namely that of Complexity Theory. ... -
The complexity of identity : the Afrikaner in a changing South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)This thesis sets out to model the notion of group identity in terms of the theory of complexity. It is an attempt to speak meaningfully about a concept that needs to have a sense of stability in order to constitute an ... -
Complexity of the big and small
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)It seems to be a priori impossible to formulate any general theory or model that encompasses all of the properties of complexity. So, one must make do with partial solutions. A possible approach we propose is to take ... -
Conceptualising ecological sustainability: issues, values and challenges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “The twin concepts of sustainability and sustainable development” (Hattingh 2001: 1) have been in international circulation (Hattingh 2001) for thirty years, and yet debate persists about both their ... -
Confidentiality as value in the management of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: AIDS is the most important threat to world health. Recent years have seen a dramatic spread of HIVand AIDS in South Africa. Health education directed at modifying risk behaviour appears to be the only ... -
Conservation discourses related to natural resource use : local communities and Kruger National Park conservation officers Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a shift by conservation authorities in post-apartheid South Africa away from management strategies based on law enforcement towards strategies aimed at facilitating local community participation ... -
Corporate governance in public-private partnerships : a public sector management perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment deals with the relevance of Public-Private Partnerships in the South African context and particularly the role it can play in realising the developmental goals of the economic policy. The ... -
Corporate social strategy as a key to sustainable business
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corporate social responsibility is a subject that is of concern to most companies that operate on a large scale today. This assignment looks at corporate social responsibility to understand how this fits ... -
A critical ethical assessment of the South African Termination of Pregnancy Bill
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Perhaps one of the most talked about subjects worldwide and in South Africa these days is the abortion issue. A growing number of women admit to having had one. Basically there are two opposing views ... -
A critical evaluation of the justification of discrimination in risk underwriting in the life insurance industry in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although discrimination based on factors such as age, sex, socio-economic class and health status is normally prohibited by law, such discrimination is an accepted practice in the risk assessment of life ... -
A critique of compliance : towards implementing a critical self-reflective perspective
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis entails a critical analysis of the concept of compliance. The latter can briefly be defined as rules and policies developed with regard to employee behaviour with the goal of controlling and ... -
The culture and environmental ethic of the Pokot people of Laikipia, Kenya.
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)This study sets out to document the culture and environmental ethic of the Pokot tribe of Laikipia, Kenya. This is done in order to find the wisdom this culture contains and to seek alternative ways for conservation and ... -
Davidson on metaphor and conceptual schemes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: WHY METAPHORS HAVE NO MEANING: CONSIDERING METAPHORIC MEANING IN DAVIDSON Since the publication of Donald Davidson's essay 'What Metaphors Mean' (1984c) - in which he famously asserts that metaphor ...
