Occasional Papers
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s 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 EVENTSt. John, Ian (2020). The Business Cycle in Nineteenth Century BritainJoyce, Christopher (2020). LAWLESS POPULISM OR LEGAL PRINCIPLE? DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE LAW IN CLASSICAL ATHENSHall, 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 ConsumerTromans, 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.
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