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| To the left, please find links to four scholarly works that I have written. The first is a paper titled "In Defense of Pornography: A Libertarian Response to Harry Clor". It is NOT an endorsement of pornography. Rather, it is a response to a thinker, Clor, who argues that because pornography is wrong, it should be made to be illegal. The second paper is titled "Are They Crazy? How and Why it took the State of Illinois Three Trials to Convict Richard Stack: A Case Study". The paper is a comment on the history of the insanity defense both nationally and in the State of Illinois. It tells the story of Richard Stack, who was found guilty of murder three separate times. The third paper is titled 'No Pity: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Accountability of the Virtuous Pagans'. It considers the residents of the area of Limbo in Dante's Inferno, and contemplates whether they deserve to be there. It applies the laws of Dante's universe, and determines that they are guilty of the original sin of pride. The fourth and final paper is titled 'How do I Know if it's Art: A Systematic Answer to the Question "What is Art?"'. The paper analyzes classical and modern definitions of art, and proposes a new, collaborative, definition of art. |
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| And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good? Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? | |||||||||||||||
| Scholarly Works: | |||||||||||||||
| In Defense of Pornography: A Libertarian Response to Harry Clor | |||||||||||||||
| Are They Crazy? How and Why it took the State of Illinois Three Trials to Convict Richard Stack: A Case Study | |||||||||||||||
| No Pity: A Systematic Analysis of the Accountability of the Virtuous Pagans | |||||||||||||||
| How do I Know if it's Art: A Systematic Answer to the Question "What is Art?" | |||||||||||||||
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| Email: | williamjdennison@yahoo.com | ||||||||||||||