Research Papers

Freedom, Frankfurt & Fischer

This paper explores compatibilism in the free will and determinism debate. It critically examines Frankfurt's 'argument against the principle of alternative possibilities' and Fischer's 'semi-compatibilism' as responses to Ginet's 'Consequence Argument', highlighting their limitations and concluding on their inadequacy in defending compatibilism. 'Freedom, Frankfurt & Fischer' is my undergraduate dissertation and was awarded as the highest scoring in the faculty.

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Between 'In' and 'Of'

This paper examines the concept of mental disorders through an analysis of George Graham’s “In/Of Distinction” and its implications for understanding mental disorders. By expanding Graham's examples, used to argue against Thomas Szasz's 'The Myth of Mental Illness', and considering the role of expectations and interpretation, the idea that mental disorders are objective entities that require a physical brain to exist is challenged. This was a key section of original theory in my Masters by Research, being awarded with no corrections at viva examination.

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