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韋銘輝 = On the meaning and implications of Confucius conception of learning / Waye Ming Fai. / 據手稿本複印. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學, 1988. / Ju shou gao ben fu yin. / Includes bibliographical references: leaves 212-222. / Wei Minghui = On the meaning and implications of Confucius conception of learning / Waye Ming Fai. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1988. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導　言 / Chapter I --- 孔子學說在教育上的意義 --- p.1 / Chapter II --- 「學」之古義 --- p.4 / Chapter III --- 「學」之具體範圍 --- p.24 / 註 釋 --- p.26 / Chapter 第二章 --- 「學」之理想人格──君子 / Chapter I --- 論語諸種人格之探討 --- p.31 / Chapter II --- 君子人格之特質 --- p.36 / Chapter III --- 君子之修養 --- p.43 / Chapter IV --- 君子之用世 --- p.62 / Chapter V --- 君子之實例 --- p.66 / Chapter VI --- 君子之典範──顏淵 --- p.75 / 註釋 --- p.82 / Chapter 第三章 --- 孔子論「學」的方法與態度 / Chapter I --- 「學」在人性價值上之基礎 --- p.89 / Chapter II --- 論「學」的態度 --- p.97 / Chapter III --- 論「學」的方法 --- p.102 / Chapter VI --- 孔子論學的特色 --- p.107 / 註釋 --- p.111 / Chapter 第四章 --- 孔子論「學」之教材 / Chapter I --- 詩經 --- p.115 / Chapter II --- 書經 --- p.130 / Chapter III --- 禮 --- p.136 / Chapter IV --- 樂 --- p.148 / Chapter V --- 易經 --- p.152 / Chapter VI --- 春秋 --- p.157 / Chapter VII --- 六經與「學」之關係 --- p.162 / 註 釋 --- p.166 / Chapter 第五章 --- 孔子論「學」對香港教育之啟示 / Chapter I --- 孔子論「學」所展示的教育觀 --- p.174 / Chapter II --- 道德教育 --- p.177 / Chapter III --- 公民教育 --- p.193 / Chapter IV --- 孔子論「學」之現代意義 --- p.204 / 書目 --- p.212

The aim of this thesis is to examine certain aspects of the thought of the orator Demosthenes, which relate to foreign affairs. Starting from the Demosthenic corpus, the investigation goes beyond the question at issue in any particular speech in order to note some of the permanent principles which governed the politics of the orator and determined his choices. / It deals particularly with Demosthenes' position on certain ideas, such as interest, power, alliances, reputation and law, his choice of war or of peace, and the importance which the orator gives to chance and opportunity. / After a contextual examination of these ideas, the thesis suggests the existence of an ensemble of principles the foundation of which was the interest of the city; in view of the instability of the times, this interest required an extent of power which only alliances could ensure. To achieve them, a city needed to cultivate its image, since it had no ability to impose alliances. As for chance, it is suggested that, without being a fatalist, Demosthenes took serious account of it.

This thesis examines the relationship between Mandeville's medical and non-medical thought, to assess the relevance of the former for an understanding of the latter. By locating his medical text, A Treatise of the Hypochondriack and Hysterick Passions, within the context of an early modern discourse on the nature and treatment of melancholic and nervous disorders, three distinctive features of his medical thought and practice are identified, namely: his commitment to the physiological principles of iatromechanism; his adherence to the precepts of Hippocratic medical practice; and his use of the talking cure in the treatment of hypochondriacal disorders. Those aspects of his medical thought and practice are then taken up and explored in an analysis of his philosophical and polemical performances in The Fable of the Bees. First, it is argued that The Fable of the Bees contains a systematic and coherent theory of man and society, the key elements of which were dictated by Mandeville's reductive and physiological understanding of man as a sentient and passionate machine. It is further argued that the mechanistic and homeostatic principles which informed his model of human functioning also informed his similarly reductive account of both the evolution and the contemporary functioning of the body politic. To distinguish Mandeville's from other reductive social theories, his adherence to the methodological precepts of Hippocratic medicine and his understanding of the development of its rules of diet and regimen are invoked to explain his distinctive and evolutionary account of the social institutions which made civilization and its flourishing possible. Finally, Mandeville's contrasting polemical and rhetorical performances in Parts I and II of The Fable of the Bees are explained by reference to his understanding of the medical art of diagnosis and curing in general and his use of the talking cure in particular.

Thesis (M.A.)--Lincoln Christian Seminary, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 127-137.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-101). Also available in electronic version.

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An examination of Voltaire's religious views as expressed in L'Ingenu (1767) with some reference to the development of these views in other writings of the author before and after this work. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

This thesis deals with the political philosophy of al-Ghazzali from an analytical point of view. It focuses its examination on his theory regarding the imamate and sultanate. This examination is based on four of his works, namely, Fad&dotbelow;a'ih&dotbelow; al-Bat&dotbelow;iniyah wa-fad&dotbelow;a'il al-Mustaz&dotbelow;hiriyah, al-Iqtis&dotbelow;ad fi'l-i'tiqad, Ih&dotbelow;ya' 'ulum al-din and Nas&dotbelow;ih&dotbelow;at al-muluk . It begins with an account of past scholarship on al-Ghazzali's political thought. Until recently scholars have focused on al-Ghazzali's theories without giving due consideration to the circumstances that led him to develop them. This thesis shows how they were shaped by his encounter with the 'Abbasid court and the Seljuq sultanate, and how his own theological and juridical concerns coloured his interpretations. The practical necessity of justifying his concept of the imamate was forced upon him by the challenge posed by the Fat&dotbelow;imid caliph in Egypt, and by the reality of power politics in Baghdad, where the caliph exercised only nominal control. Throughout his writings he demonstrates an overriding concern for a stable society in which Islam can be practiced in full, even at the cost of living under an oppressive system.