Honours theses: Recent submissions
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On the Compatibility of Presentism and our most fundamental Physics.
Published 2013-01-01It has been alleged that Presentism is incompatible with our most fundamental physics. More specifically, it is argued that this follows from the fact that Presentism and The Special Theory of Relativity are incompatible. ...Open AccessThesis -
Crafting Fame: Praise and Exclusion in Fifteenth Century Florence
Published 2013-01-01This thesis examines the way that celebrated craftsmen from renaissance Florence were remembered selectively by fifteenth and sixteenth century chroniclers and biographers. With an emphasis on Filippo Brunelleschi, this ...Open AccessThesis -
Destroying Sodom in the South Pacific: How the terror of sodomy was invoked to end convict transportation to New South Wales c.1837.
Published 2013-01-01While the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 is a mainstream theme in Australian history, less is known about the end of convict transportation. Even less is known about the slander of endemic sodomy that was contained in ...Open AccessThesis -
Achieving Justice and Seeking Truth: The Evolution of International Criminal Tribunals
Published 2013-01-01This thesis examines the way in which international criminal tribunals have changed and evolved over time, using the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former ...Open AccessThesis -
A Free Choice to Trust: An Essay on the Necessary Requirement for Freedom of Choice in Interpersonal Trust
Published 2013-01-01In everyday life we are constantly confronted with situations that we think require us to trust. Getting on the bus, depositing a check, or simply buying food from a local street vendor all seem to call upon us to trust ...Open AccessThesis