ii I dedicate my thesis to my loving parents who have always stood by my side. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This paper examines the role of paradoxes in research and proposes strategies of engaging with them. For this purpose, it analyses the ways in which six paradoxes are constitutive of sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games: the universalism paradox, the compliance paradox, the winner’s paradox, the participation paradox, the uniqueness paradox and the passion paradox. It then develops thre...

A review of economic thought since the sixteenth century reveals two streams of economic discourse, dirigisme and laissez-faire. Starting with the mercantilists, dirigiste approaches to economics embrace the real-world complexity of commodities that often differ greatly in attributes that are growthand rentaugmenting. Most importantly, this means that free trade is likely to be polarising: it c...

Dedicated to the loving memory of my dear father 谨以此纪念我亲爱的父亲 Acknowledgements

Bilgeliğin sözle değil eylemle edinildiğini düşünen Stoacılar, felsefeyi yaşama sanatı olarak tanımlarlar. Stoacı bilgenin doğaya uygun eylemleriyle bir sanat eserine dönüştürdüğü yaşamı, dingin ve çetin ruhu gerektirir. Yanılgılardan tutkulardan uzak bilgece yaşamın eseri düşünülmesi ilk bakışta mümkün görünmeyebilir. Günümüz ayrımlarıyla yaklaşıldığında Stoa felsefesinde estetik yaşantının öz...

It is widely acknowledged that emotion is deeply embedded in literary criticism. Even when we aspire to scientific analysis and objectivity, we assume that we share a love of literature. Loving Literature is a deep and fascinating exploration of this important assumption. Literary critics and professors of literature are expected not only to know but also to love their work. In the case of prof...