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On the Conflation of the Concepts of Medicine and Health

Creator:: Tuten, Mavis I.
Abstract:: The concepts of medicine and health are becoming conflated. This can be seen in the language of medicine and health: medicine is discussed in terms of health and health in terms of medicine. A review of literature by medicine and health scholars gives evidence of the conflation and of its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy, Philosophy, and Anthropology presented on

The relationship of Teilhard de Chardin's law of complexity/consciousness to the mechanism/vitalism debate in biology

Creator:: Weierich, Andre Jean
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Teilhard"is a central theme in the his- tory and philosophy of biology. This debate focuses on how we are

The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

Creator:: Tobey, Toni K.
Abstract:: The frame of reference for understanding the rhetorical significance of cultural acts lies in the identification and explication of the diversity of theories which encompass sociological and anthropological definitions of culture. The paradigms presented in this thesis range from unilinear evolution, biological and environmental determinism, materialism, historical ethnology and reductionism...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sociology, economics, ethnology, anthro- pology, psychology, philosophy, critical theory, and

Stoicism, Enkrasia, and Happiness

Creator:: Bowman, John L.
Abstract:: Cicero wrote in Tusculan Disputations that we are born with the seeds of virtue which, if allowed to ripen, would lead us to a happy life (Cicero 227). However, as things are, we find ourselves in a world of "iniquity among a medley of wrong beliefs" that inhibits the ripening...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Philosophy, Philosophy, and History presented on April 14, 2010 itle: T Stoicism, Enkrasia, and

A Feminist Celebrates the Rediscovery of Immanence

Creator:: Lockhart, Janet L.
Abstract:: I offer a personal and prehistoric exploration of the concept of immanence, the principle of a divine force living, remaining, and operating within living creatures, inherent in the human, including the female; a unifying force that connects humans to each other, to nature, and to the earth. I examine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Candidate Causes, Consequences, and Estimation of Individual Diet Specialization

Creator:: Coblentz, Kyle E.
Abstract:: Diet variation among individuals within populations is widespread. Often diet differences among individuals are attributable to obvious differences among individuals such as age, sex, or morphology. However, growing evidence suggests that individual diet variation is also common among seemingly identical individuals within populations. This phenomenon has been termed individual diet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on September 6, 2018. Title: Candidate Causes

Beckett, Barthelme, and Vonnegut : finding hope in meaninglessness

Creator:: Britten, Alex M.
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of the shifting philosophical trends in the works of Samuel Beckett, Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut as representations of a greater shift from modernism to postmodernism. I have chosen to explore Beckett's plays Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape, Barthelme's short stories "Nothing: A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: himself. [Nietzsche’s] philosophy is meaningful for the age of anxiety because it is based upon a

Experimental taxonomy, 1930-1950 : the impact of cytology, ecology, and genetics on ideas of biological classification

Creator:: Hagen, Joel Bartholemew
Abstract:: During the years between 1930 and 1950 a number of attempts were made to introduce techniques and ideas from cytology, ecology, and genetics into the field of taxonomy. Advocates of this "experimental taxonomy" believed that cytological, ecological, and genetic techniques would provide a rigorous, objective methodology to replace the traditional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bartholemew Hagen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in General Science (Biological Science)presented on

Diverse consumer guilds in intertidal communities of Oregon and the Republic of Panama and their effects on prey assemblages

Creator:: Gaines, Steven D.
Abstract:: Low intertidal communities of Oregon and Panama have many predator and herbivore species. This diversity of consumers is important to the organization of both communities because of qualitative differences among the consumer species in their ability to circumvent specific prey defenses. In Oregon, the red alga Iridaea cordata is protected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on September 28, 1982

Structural effects of intrinsic and extrinsic perturbations to model membranes

Creator:: Church, Sara E.
Abstract:: The observed and calculated structural parameters of three systems of phosphatidylcholine bilayers in fully-hydrated multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) were determined using x-ray diffraction techniques. The analysis used the x-ray reflections from the low-, intermediateand wide-angle regions of the diffraction patterns in the subgel, gel, rippled and fluid phases to determine the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Chemistry presented on April 23. 1987. Title: Structural Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic

To Express the Inexpressible: Poetry as Philosophy within Mystical Discourse

Creator:: Hyam, Jarrod
Abstract:: Within this thesis, I posit that poetry, rather than philosophical argument, is a more effective means of expressing and understanding the nature of mystical experiences. William James’ analysis of mysticism inspires the theoretical approach utilized in this thesis. An analysis of the unique qualities of poetic language within mystical discourse...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy

Philosophy in Action: Tales and Lessons from Oregon Osteopaths

Creator:: Goss, Lainey
Abstract:: There is great value in understanding the impact that a doctor’s approach to care may have on the experience of the patient. This oral history adds to the body of knowledge that we have about osteopathic medicine and its providers- DOs. It captures real, lived narratives of DOs in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Philosophy in Action: Tales and Lessons from Oregon

Radically reframing environmental problems : The Salmon 2100 case study

Creator:: Lane, David Earl
Abstract:: There are typically two responses to the complex environmental problems of our time: 1) doom and gloom and 2) optimism. There is a lot of doom and gloom in the environmental literature. This literature warns that the future portends danger for humans and their life support systems. But when one...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: David Earl Lane for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences on December 16, 2009

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: Crafting Corporate Personhood with Glitter and Toothpicks

Creator:: Buccello, Taylor
Abstract:: Presented via Zoom at the OSU Religious Studies 2021 Spring Conference. This paper takes an analytical look at the 2014 Supreme Court Case Burwell v Hobby Lobbly. This case is an example of the intersection of religion with capitalism, healthcare, feminism, and public policy. This case looks to answer the...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

A determination and selection of a biology course content of significance for a freshman level general education course

Creator:: Hankins, Lela Ruth
Abstract:: The purposes of this investigation were twofold: 1. To determine important criteria for making a selection of course content in general biology. 2. To ascertain what should be the content emphasis in biology for the purposes of general education at the freshman college level. The literature pertinent to the problem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A determination and selection of biology course content of

Plant-Pollinator Interactions in a Changing World: Cryptic Specialization, Pollinator Movement, and Landscape Genetics of Pollinator-Dependent Plants

Creator:: Gannon, Dustin G.
Abstract:: Plant-pollinator mutualisms are one of the most prevalent and economically important mutualisms in nature. Like many other ecological systems, plant-pollinator communities are threatened by anthropogenic activity, both directly (e.g., habitat conversion and fragmentation) and indirectly (e.g., climate change). While we are aware of many of the activities that adversely impact...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on March 17, 2022

Exploring the structural dynamics of human understanding : an historico-philosophical analysis of the problem of meaning in Heidegger and Bohr

Creator:: Tattersall, Mason
Abstract:: This dissertation explores the structural dynamics of human understanding and particularly the concept of meaning and its connections to concepts of ultimate ground, necessity and contingency, language, and perception. It focuses on the history of the concept of meaning in early twentieth-century European physics and philosophy, through an analysis of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mason Tattersall for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of

An evaluation of an experimental biology course employing some cognitive and noncognitive achievements as criteria

Creator:: Durst, Harold Everett
Abstract:: This study was designed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of a new college general biology course which utilized an audio - tutorial laboratory as contrasted with a traditional lecture course. Five biology classes with 720 students at the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas, participated in the study. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: An evaluation of an experimental biology course employing

Human biology for the liberal arts student

Creator:: Love, Chaille Mosely
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Human Biology for the Liberal Arts Student HU1Wl BIOIOOI

Determination and comparison of biological principles in the public press and in BSCS biology texts

Creator:: Adams, Ruth Helen
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to formulate a current list of biological principles to use as a checklist in this study; (2) to utilize the formulated checklist in identifying those principles required for reading comprehension of news articles concerning the various areas of biology or biology-related social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the public press and in BSCS biology texts AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RUTH HELEN ADAMS for the

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