Occasional Papers
Haberdashers' Boys' School Occasional Papers Series provides a forum through which members of the school community can present the fruits of research, scholarship, and reflection to a wider public. Academic inquiry is at the centre of the life of the school. It informs the activities of students and teachers alike, not only in lessons, but, equally importantly, outside of the classroom, providing a stimulating environment within which everyone is motivated to pursue areas of interest, investigate more deeply topics raised in class discussion, or simply follow an intellectual passion. This engagement with academic learning does not end at the school gates, and many former students and teachers have gone on to continue to research and write, whether in a formal academic environment or as something they do alongside their professional careers.
The Occasional Papers Series reflects and celebrates this aspect of our school tradition. It presents papers under the rubrics of the Humanities, Sciences, and Education, and incorporates contributions from the whole array of the school community – current and former students, staff and teachers past and present, and anyone who is connected with the school. We hope you find the following articles informative, interesting, or thought-provoking, and that you will agree that they reflect admirably the school’s commitment to the pursuit of academic learning in all its forms.
If anybody would like to contribute a paper for possible inclusion in the Occasional Papers Series, they are cordially invited to get in touch with Dr. Ian St John by emailing stjohn_i@habsboys.org.uk.
Humanities
ST. JOHN, IAN (2016). 'MICHAEL OAKESHOTT’S THEORY OF HISTORY.'
SHIPLEY, ANDREW (2016). 'PETER ALFONSI AND THE TRIAL OF THE TALMUD.'
ALVAREZ, JACK (2017). 'PSALM 151.'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2017). 'GRECO-ROMAN ATTITUDES TO DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE.'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2017). 'F.H. BRADLEY’S THEORY OF HISTORY AND ITS CRITICS.'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2017). 'PRINCE OF THE GERMAN LIED: FRANZ SCHUBERT AND THE POETRY OF SONG.'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2017). 'HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHICAL HISTORY.'
AHMAD, ASHNA (2018). 'ARE ALL HUMANS PERSONS?'
STELZER, JONATHAN (2018). 'SCIENCE AND RELIGION: COMPETITORS OR COMPANIONS?'
ALVAREZ, JACK (2018). 'HANNAH'S SONG.'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2018). 'WHY DID ROME END?'
LAWRENCE, ADAM (2018) 'BUSINESS ETHICS - AN OXYMORON?'
BAIG, ISHAN (2019) 'WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE QUALIFY AS A GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGY (GPT)?'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2019). 'ARISTOTLE'S POLITICS.'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2019). 'HANNAH ARENDT AND THE HUMAN CONDITION.'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2019). 'KINGSHIP VS. TYRANNY: A REAL OR IMAGINED DICHOTOMY?'
St. John, Ian (2020). 'Postmodernism and History.'
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2020). 'WHY DID ROME RISE?'BOUTCHICH, WASSILA (2020). 'PETERLOO MASSACRE IN THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION - CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF A TRAGIC EVENT.'St. John, Ian (2020). 'The Business Cycle in Nineteenth Century Britain.'Joyce, Christopher (2020). 'LAWLESS POPULISM OR LEGAL PRINCIPLE? DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE LAW IN CLASSICAL ATHENS.'Hall, Gall (2020). 'To what extent is Veblen's theory of Conspicuous Consumption still relevant as an explanation of Consumer Behaviour?'
Raymond, Jessica (2020). 'Exploring the Influence of National Culture on the Green Consumer.'Tromans, Oliver (2020). 'The Significance of Indeterminacy: Metaphor, Analogy, and the Dangers of Determinate Univocity.'St. John, Ian (2020). 'Michael Oakeshott’s Political Philosophy.'
Joyce, Christopher (2020). 'A Critical Appreciation and Analysis of Andrea Levy’s The Long Song.'St. John, Ian (2021). 'Junkers, Grain and War: Gerschenkron's Bread and Democracy in Germany. '
Joyce, Christopher (2021). ''L'homme n'égale pas l'Homme': A Convergence in Romance Languages.'
St.John, Ian (2021). 'The Metaphysical Ideas of T.H. Green.'
St. John, Ian (2021). 'The Common Good, Freedom and the State: T.H. Green's Ethical Theory.'
Cohen, Alexander (2021). 'Heidegger on Art and Society.'
St. John, Ian (2021). 'The Causes of German Hyperinflation 1919-1923.'
St. John, Ian (2021). 'F.H. Bradley's Appearance and Reality.'
Djaber, Joshua (2022). 'On Home Soil: Historicising Trauma and the Legacy of 9/11.'
Hall, Gavin (2022). 'Marathon Women. A critical appreciation of the first women to run a marathon.'
de Ray, Christophe (2022). 'Is the Desire for Life Rational?'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2022). 'Christopher Clark's The Sleepwalkers and the Origins of World War One.'
Arnsberg, Sela (2022). 'Ambiguities in Bob Dylan's Relationship Songs.'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2022). 'Game Theory: An Introduction with Particular Application to Economics.'Risoli, E (2022) 'Modern-Day Missionaries? NGOs in Contemporary Kenya in Historical Perspective.'
ST. JOHN, IAN (2023). 'Disraeli Goes to Manchester: Lancashire Conservatism and Conservative Party Leadership in 1872.'DE RAY, CHRISTOPHE (2023). 'eGALITARIANISM LEGITIMISES ENVY'
ST JOHN, IAN (2023). 'Monopsony in Product Markets: An Economic Analysis'
Sciences
BIRD, LYNN (2017) 'VISIONS: CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME, HALLUCINATIONS AND DELUSIONS.'
RICHARD, JARED (2019) 'EXOTIC PARTICLES: THE HUNT FOR THE 'BABY HIGGS.''
Roshan Patel (2021) 'RNAi: a potential treatment for Huntington’s Disease.'
Education
COOPER. J, FIELDEN, N. AND MCGRATH. A (2018). 'CHANGING PLACES: ELSTREE AND PORT TALBOT.'