In this dissertation I examine the conceptions of opinion (<italic>doxa</italic>}), knowledge (<italic>gnosis</italic>), and understanding (<italic>episteme</italic>) that are presented by the character Socrates in Plato's <italic>Meno</italic> and <italic>Republic</italic>. A central claim I make, and one that sets my interpretation apart from…

This dissertation focuses on the specific strategies by which authors of the travel writing genre seize narrative agency. Throughout its centuries-long history, the genre of travel writing has offered multiple generations of authors a means by which to convey observations…

This dissertation studies nonlinear panel data models with multiple fixed effects. The first two chapters consider the adaptability of estimation methods for nonlinear panel data models to multiple fixed effects. The first chapter investigates whether existing methods can be modified…

Network-based modeling of complex systems with emergent behavior is increasingly being employed across different disciplines. Much of the focus in such efforts has been on detailed, "microscopic" modeling, in which the dynamics is described in terms of the individual nodes…

Cette étude porte sur la distance parcourue pour commettre un crime à Gatineau en 2006. Peu d’études canadiennes récentes ont porté sur le sujet. De plus, il existe un vide de connaissances sur la mobilité des délinquants dans les petites…

En los últimos años han adquirido gran protagonismo en la enseñanza los conceptos de “redes de aprendizaje”, “trabajo cooperativo”, “trabajo colaborativo”, y otros tantos que hacen referencia a la importancia de las comunidades (con las negociaciones, acuerdos y desacuerdos, metas…

Santiago Yeche commercial agriculture is based on the cultivation of tomatoes and gladiolus which is also based on irrigation. The irrigation system is formed by channels and it was built during Colonial times. Santiago Yeche’s peasant families introduced gladiolus cultivation…

Santiago Yeche commercial agriculture is based on the cultivation of tomatoes and gladiolus which is also based on irrigation. The irrigation system is formed by channels and it was built during Colonial times. Santiago Yeche’s peasant families introduced gladiolus cultivation…

The cochineal cultivation had a great economic importance andits study has been basic for the knowledge of the Colonial Society. In this article historical documents are transcribed and commented; their value derives from the historical data themselves, as well as…

The cochineal cultivation had a great economic importance andits study has been basic for the knowledge of the Colonial Society. In this article historical documents are transcribed and commented; their value derives from the historical data themselves, as well as…