Academic Work

Here is my scholarly work. You can read papers on:

Beliefs are a Package Deal
Permaculture and Justice
Building New Communities
An Ethics of Care Approach to Shame
Intentional Families
Overcoming Stereotypes Against Singles – my Master’s Thesis

Please feel free to leave me feedback there as well!

Overcoming Stereotypes Against Singles

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Rachel

Here is the final version of my Master’s thesis, as approved by my committee and filed at SF State. Abstract In this thesis, I argue that stereotypes against singles can be understood as belief packages, which combine mental states that …
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Intentional Families

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rachel

Using pragmatist models of democracy as a two-strand entity that has to become part of our daily lives to fully function, i outline how we can design families to support the participatory strand. Following Dewey’s suggestion to evaluate “inherited institutions,” …
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An Ethics of Care Approach to Shame

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Rachel

I can’t remember exactly how i stumbled on the topic of shame but once i did, i quickly realized that stereotypes have a lot to do with shame. One of the most prevalent shaming messages is the idea that we …
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Building New Communities

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Rachel

Studying stereotype development led me to the idea that we could design our communities in ways that can help us create a more just world. To do that, we need tools that specifically address aspects of justice. In this paper, …
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Permaculture and Justice

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Rachel

Grappling with finding ways to counteract stereotype development, i decided to take a permaculture design course. Permaculture suggests that we can design our communities to ensure sustainability but do these designs address issues of justice? That was the question i …
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Beliefs are a Package Deal

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Rachel

This was my very first graduate philosophy paper! I wrote it for a philosophy of mind class to better understand how cultural institutions like marriage can become lodged into our cultures despite problems with them. As i was researching the …
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