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A presente dissertação investiga os limites do Direito, em seus sentidos normativo e descritivo, segundo a Filosofia do Direito de Herbert Hart,com foco nos conceitos de derrotabilidade, vagueza e textura aberta. Mostra que o Direito é permeado por uma indeterminação relativa, resultante da indeterminação da linguagem ordinária e dos limites da cognição humana, temas que estão implicados no problema filosófico clássico da adequação das regras gerais a casos particulares. Objetiva mostrar que o quadro conceitual desenvolvido por Hart dá conta de explicar, adequadamente, a relação entre o Direito, a linguagem e as exceções às regras e ao raciocínio jurídico, esclarecendo a atividade judicial de aplicação do Direito. Conclui que esta indeterminação não é um problema para o positivismo jurídico hartiano, tampouco é incompatível com o ideal do Estado de Direito, dada sua concepção de poder discricionário, restrito aos casos de penumbra e constrangido pelo significado dos termos gerais, que é extraído do contexto da comunidade lingüística relevante, dos objetivos sociais do ordenamento jurídico, bem como da finalidade das regras e das consequências de sua aplicação. / This dissertation investigates the limits of law, in its normative and descriptive sense, according to Herbert Hart’s Philosophy of Law, focusing on his concepts of defeasibility, vagueness and open texture. It shows that law is permeated by a relative indeterminacy, due to ordinary language indeterminacy and to the limits of human cognition, issues implicated in the problem of the adequacy of general rules to particular cases. It aims to show that the conceptual framework developed by Hart is able to correctly explain the relation between law, language and the exceptions to legal rules and legal reasoning, turning light into judicial adjudication. It concludes that legal indeterminacy is not a problem to Hart’s legal positivism, neither incompatible to the ideal of the Rule of Law, given his conception of discretion, restricted to penumbral cases and constrained by the meaning of general terms, extracted from the context of the relevant linguistic community, by the social aims of the legal system and by the purpose of the rules and the consequences of their application.

This thesis document is a presentation and exploration of the process involving the costume design for The Boys from Syracuse (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by George Abbott) in the McLeod Theatre at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during February 2018. This light-hearted, farcical musical reminds us that life doesn’t have to be so serious. It explores our ability to be consumed by our own responsibilities, which causes us to escape to the theater and just enjoy a show. Chapter 1 contains the research, background information, and script analysis that was conducted to further enhance and inform the design of the costumes. This chapter also contains the goals that I wanted to achieve within my design and personal growth. Chapter 2 focuses on the design process and how each costume evolved through collaboration and discussion. Chapter 3 documents the build process of the design and how it was realized. An examination of the dress rehearsals and the production’s four performances are also contained within this chapter. Chapter 4 documents an analysis of the entire design and its evolution through outside critiques and commentary supported by personal self-reflection.

ABSTRACT ORDER AND ARDOR: THE REVIVAL SPIRITUALITY OF REGULAR BAPTIST OLIVER HART, 1723–1795 Eric Coleman Smith, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin This dissertation argues that Regular Baptist Oliver Hart shared the revival spirituality of the Great Awakening, and that revival played a greater role in Regular Baptist identity than is often suggested. Chapter 2 demonstrates that Hart’s life and ministry were profoundly shaped by the evangelical revival of the eighteenth century. He was converted in revival as a young man, promoted revival at the height of his ministry in Charleston, South Carolina, and longed for revival in his latter years in Hopewell, New Jersey. Chapter 3 examines Hart’s revival piety. The theology of the Christian life that undergirded his ministry was the evangelical Calvinism that united Christians from across denominational lines during the Great Awakening. Chapter 4 focuses on the most intense personal experience of revival in Hart’s ministry, an awakening among the youth of the Charleston Baptist Church in 1754. An analysis of Hart’s diary during this period proves that it belongs to the emerging genre of eighteenth century “revival narrative,” epitomized in Jonathan Edwards’s A Faithful Narrative. Chapter 5 shows that Hart’s spirituality was marked by the evangelical activism of the Great Awakening, as illustrated by his efforts in evangelism, gospel partnerships, education, and politics. Chapter 6 demonstrates that Hart and a number of other Regular Baptists shared in the evangelical catholicity of the revival. While Hart embraced the ecumenical impulse of the awakening to promote revival, he also maintained deep Baptist convictions.

A presente dissertação investiga os limites do Direito, em seus sentidos normativo e descritivo, segundo a Filosofia do Direito de Herbert Hart,com foco nos conceitos de derrotabilidade, vagueza e textura aberta. Mostra que o Direito é permeado por uma indeterminação relativa, resultante da indeterminação da linguagem ordinária e dos limites da cognição humana, temas que estão implicados no problema filosófico clássico da adequação das regras gerais a casos particulares. Objetiva mostrar que o quadro conceitual desenvolvido por Hart dá conta de explicar, adequadamente, a relação entre o Direito, a linguagem e as exceções às regras e ao raciocínio jurídico, esclarecendo a atividade judicial de aplicação do Direito. Conclui que esta indeterminação não é um problema para o positivismo jurídico hartiano, tampouco é incompatível com o ideal do Estado de Direito, dada sua concepção de poder discricionário, restrito aos casos de penumbra e constrangido pelo significado dos termos gerais, que é extraído do contexto da comunidade lingüística relevante, dos objetivos sociais do ordenamento jurídico, bem como da finalidade das regras e das consequências de sua aplicação. / This dissertation investigates the limits of law, in its normative and descriptive sense, according to Herbert Hart’s Philosophy of Law, focusing on his concepts of defeasibility, vagueness and open texture. It shows that law is permeated by a relative indeterminacy, due to ordinary language indeterminacy and to the limits of human cognition, issues implicated in the problem of the adequacy of general rules to particular cases. It aims to show that the conceptual framework developed by Hart is able to correctly explain the relation between law, language and the exceptions to legal rules and legal reasoning, turning light into judicial adjudication. It concludes that legal indeterminacy is not a problem to Hart’s legal positivism, neither incompatible to the ideal of the Rule of Law, given his conception of discretion, restricted to penumbral cases and constrained by the meaning of general terms, extracted from the context of the relevant linguistic community, by the social aims of the legal system and by the purpose of the rules and the consequences of their application.