Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Vita.

Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Vita.

Thesis advisor: Robert Faulkner / The following sketch attempts to look at the ways in which Francis Bacon helped to bring about the modern age by presenting a system of skepticism, in the form of his doctrine of idols, which initiated the break away from classical philosophy and Christian theology and made room for a new, secular science. By looking at Bacon’s peculiar and esoteric writing style as well as his detractors’ assessments of him, I show not only what they got wrong about Bacon but also and more importantly that many of their criticisms of Bacon’s role in the history of science and philosophy depend on his very success in brining about a reformation of men’s minds. I show how far-reaching his doctrine of the idols is and how it initiated the trend in modern philosophy to create systems of skepticisms that are based on human reason’s self-criticism. Finally, I show how Bacon’s doctrine of idols led to his refutations not only of philosophical doctrines but of Christian theology as well. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2015. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Political Science.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Regent College, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-164).

Inaug. Diss.--Halle-Wittenberg. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Regent College, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-164).

Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

General problems concerning Shakespeare's ethical stance are related to the role of the commentator in his drama. A survey of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama indicates that there was a development from formal choric devices toward commentating characters who are absorbed into the dramatic structure. Factors which may have influenced Shakespeare's use of the commentating figure are suggested. After a preliminary study of Shakespeare's methods of presenting commentary in his history plays, the thesis concentrates on the varied ways in which Shakespeare develops the role of the commentator in his major tragedies. The conclusion relates the problems which Shakespeare examines by means of this distinctive feature of his tragic vision to the work of other major Renaissance writers. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The research investigated the artistic and photographic processes corresponding with two studies motivated by the artist's personal history and focused on the role, affect, and history of various female idols represented in art history, religion, and modern American popular media. The first part of the study documented female models as they were simultaneously asked by the artist to think of a range of personal but nonspecific moments from her life, the women were asked not to share their thoughts, only the moment spent thinking, with the artist. The second part of the study documented aspiring models as they awoke during sunrise in the nightwear they slept in (fig 1). This study incorporated landscapes near the models home. A similar notion is iii exemplified between the two studies as the models are asked to procure an intimacy with the photographer and in consequence with the viewer. The written part of the study gathered information regarding the female idols presence in a variety of cultures and eras, which transitioned to question the female idols current role in western culture. Findings showed that all idols stress an approved appearance, behavior and morality; furthermore research shows that the modern female idol stresses an importance on appearance more than any other factor. The research continued by breaking down the importance of a viewer-subject relationship in iconography and other artworks. A focus was made on what factors might create this viewer-subject relationship, and furthermore what do the subtleties of the subject tell the viewer. Reference of the artist's memories of an inconsistent female role model in her own life combined with the idols that were constantly solicited by the media resulted in this investigation. A positive relationship was found between the photographic process and the study of models in personal moments.

published_or_final_version / Literary and Cultural Studies / Master / Master of Arts