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Dissonance of the Self: Applying the Philosophy of Patañjali’s Yogasūtra to the Effects of Prolonged Engagement in Virtual Synchronous Platforms

Creator:: Darshana, Jocelyn D.
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes contributing factors to Zoom Fatigue and the issues surrounding “attentional dissonance,” or a feeling of tension or rupture between actual and virtual self-perception. The research examines current literature on Zoom Fatigue, and uses the sociological theory of Dramaturgical Analysis, developed by Erving Goffman, to further assess the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________________________ Stuart R. Sarbacker This thesis analyzes contributing factors to Zoom Fatigue and

Giving Birth to Reality : Experiences of Motherhood in the Stories of Eminent Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners

Creator:: Gallagher, Katelin
Abstract:: Tibetan Buddhism has offered two distinct, seemingly dichotomous perspectives about motherhood as it relates to traversing the spiritual path. In the first, mothering is the antithesis to spiritual development and realization, as it tethers a practitioner to the mundane duties of saṃsāra, the cycle of rebirth and suffering, propelling her...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Stuart R. Sarbacker Tibetan Buddhism has offered two distinct, seemingly dichotomous

Cosmopolitan Communitarianism: Embracing Nonviolence through an Ecological Perspective

Creator:: Henschke, Stefan
Abstract:: In order to advocate for a nonviolent future, I argue throughout this thesis that we must redefine our sense of self within a social context. I assert that Communitarianism, which seeks balance between the individual and their many overlapping communities, can situate our identities as less absolute and more constitutive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Stuart R. Sarbacker In

Yoga Philosophy as a Framework for Ethical Yoga Tourism: Avoiding Harm and Traveling Responsibly in the Era of the Anthropocene

Creator:: Mylan, Jessica A.
Abstract:: Contemporary spiritual tourism impacts many stakeholders including environmental ecosystems, tourists, tourist operators, and community members. Increasingly, in the era of the Anthropocene, there is a need for ethical guidance to inform spiritual tourism so as to mitigate social injustice and environmental degradation. This research project investigates the potential for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Stuart R. Sarbacker Contemporary spiritual tourism impacts many stakeholders including

Taking a Stand: Promoting Val Plumwood’s Intentional Recognition Stance as an Ethical Solution for Addressing Climate Crisis and Environmental Degradation

Creator:: Meeks, Austin
Abstract:: This thesis argues for the importance of justice of recognition not only for humans, but the entire non-human world in the face of environmental destruction and climate crisis. The common response to the degradation of the world’s ecological sphere is to act with technological, scientific, and material based responses. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: becoming accepted into the Applied Ethics program. To Dr. Geoffrey Barstow and Dr. Stuart Sarbacker for

A Queer Feminist Interpretation of Selected Narratives from the Mahabharata : An Analysis of Alternate Paradigms of Gender and Sexuality within the Epic

Creator:: Gharti Chhetri G. C., Sanju
Abstract:: Informed by feminist and queer theories, this thesis provides an alternate reading of selected narratives from the Hindu epic “Mahabharata”. By queering the narratives from the epic, this thesis highlights the existence of fluid notions of sexuality and gender present within Hindu religious texts. In doing so, the study aims...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: G C for the degree of Master of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies presented on June 12

Environmental Virtue Ethics in Buddhism

Creator:: Peng, Chih-Wei
Abstract:: In this thesis, in order to understand why Buddhists in Southeast Asia protect rainforests and to establish a solid foundation for Buddhist environmental ethic, my first two tasks are to draw a clear picture regarding two major environmental concepts--nature and anthropocentrism--in Buddhism and to defend the claims that the Buddhist...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson, and my minor professor, Stuart Ray Sarbacker, who gave me the golden opportunity to do this

Embodying Gaia: Bruno Latour’s Gaia and the Earthboundedness of Contemplative Pedagogy (a snail’s view)

Creator:: Schindler, Jason A.
Abstract:: Bruno Latour’s Facing Gaia provokes us to embrace our Earthboundedness to approach the problematic political ecologies of the Anthropocene. Latour’s call for the Earthbound is to re-trace networks of society, institutions, and meaning and to challenge, as enemy, those that would continue to behave as if we lived on more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: falls short. Stuart Sarbacker has been an inspiration to me towards the kind of active and integrated

To mend the walls of Babel : essays on identity and ethnicity

Creator:: Inoue, Asao B.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I explore experiences with my identity, looking at the identity people have seen me as, who I've thought I was, and the identities my mother's and father's different family backgrounds suggest I should be. I have divided this discussion into three main areas: my complexion, the first...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Wayne C. Anderson In this thesis, I explore experiences with my identity, looking at the

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Creator:: Nelson, Rachel C.
Abstract:: The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Rachel C. Nelson for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on July 15, 2008

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Dissonance of the Self: Applying the Philosophy of Patañjali’s Yogasūtra to the Effects of Prolonged Engagement in Virtual Synchronous Platforms

Giving Birth to Reality : Experiences of Motherhood in the Stories of Eminent Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners

Cosmopolitan Communitarianism: Embracing Nonviolence through an Ecological Perspective

Yoga Philosophy as a Framework for Ethical Yoga Tourism: Avoiding Harm and Traveling Responsibly in the Era of the Anthropocene

Taking a Stand: Promoting Val Plumwood’s Intentional Recognition Stance as an Ethical Solution for Addressing Climate Crisis and Environmental Degradation

A Queer Feminist Interpretation of Selected Narratives from the Mahabharata : An Analysis of Alternate Paradigms of Gender and Sexuality within the Epic

Environmental Virtue Ethics in Buddhism

Embodying Gaia: Bruno Latour’s Gaia and the Earthboundedness of Contemplative Pedagogy (a snail’s view)

To mend the walls of Babel : essays on identity and ethnicity

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

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