Habs 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.
ST JOHN, IAN (2024). ‘A Mathematical Outline of the Keynesian Macroeconomic Model of the Economy’
ST JOHN, IAN (2024). ‘T.E. LAWRENCE’S SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM’
DE RAY, CHRISTOPHE (2024). CORRUPTIO BONI – AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRIVATION THEORY OF EVIL’
SLEEP, ABIGAIL (2024). ‘REFLECTIONS ON A WINE-DARK SEA: INVESTINGATING ANCIENT COLOUR PERCEPTIONS’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2024). ‘THE ECONOMIC ROLE AND LEGAL STATUS OF SLAVES IN ANCIENT GREECE’
ST JOHN, IAN (2024). ‘HEIDEGGER’S BEING AND TIME: AN EXPOSITION’
ST JOHN, IAN (2023). ‘MONOPSONY IN PRODUCT MARKETS: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS’
DE RAY, CHRISTOPHE (2023). ‘EGALITARIANISM LEGITIMISES ENVY’
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.’
ARNSBERG, SELA (2022). ‘AMBIGUITIES IN BOB DYLAN’S RELATIONSHIP SONGS.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2022). ‘CHRISTOPHER CLARK’S THE SLEEPWALKERS AND THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR ONE.’
DE RAY, CHRISTOPHE (2022). ‘IS THE DESIRE FOR LIFE RATIONAL?’
HALL, GAVIN (2022). ‘MARATHON WOMEN. A CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF THE FIRST WOMEN TO RUN A MARATHON.’
DJABER, JOSHUA (2022). ‘ON HOME SOIL: HISTORICISING TRAUMA AND THE LEGACY OF 9/11.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2021). ‘F.H. BRADLEY’S APPEARANCE AND REALITY.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2021). ‘THE CAUSES OF GERMAN HYPERINFLATION 1919-1923.’
COHEN, ALEXANDER (2021). ‘HEIDEGGER ON ART AND SOCIETY.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2021). ‘THE COMMON GOOD, FREEDOM AND THE STATE: T.H. GREEN’S ETHICAL THEORY.’
ST.JOHN, IAN (2021). ‘THE METAPHYSICAL IDEAS OF T.H. GREEN.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2021). ”L’HOMME N’ÉGALE PAS L’HOMME’: A CONVERGENCE IN ROMANCE LANGUAGES.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2021). ‘JUNKERS, GRAIN AND WAR: GERSCHENKRON’S BREAD AND DEMOCRACY IN GERMANY. ‘
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2020). ‘A CRITICAL APPRECIATION AND ANALYSIS OF ANDREA LEVY’S THE LONG SONG.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2020). ‘MICHAEL OAKESHOTT’S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.’
RAYMOND, JESSICA (2020). ‘EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON THE GREEN CONSUMER.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2020). ‘THE BUSINESS CYCLE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITAIN.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2020). ‘WHY DID ROME RISE?’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2020). ‘POSTMODERNISM AND HISTORY.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2019). ‘KINGSHIP VS. TYRANNY: A REAL OR IMAGINED DICHOTOMY?’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2019). ‘HANNAH ARENDT AND THE HUMAN CONDITION.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2019). ‘ARISTOTLE’S POLITICS.’
BAIG, ISHAN (2019) ‘WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE QUALIFY AS A GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGY (GPT)?’
LAWRENCE, ADAM (2018) ‘BUSINESS ETHICS – AN OXYMORON?’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2018). ‘WHY DID ROME END?’
ALVAREZ, JACK (2018). ‘HANNAH’S SONG.’
STELZER, JONATHAN (2018). ‘SCIENCE AND RELIGION: COMPETITORS OR COMPANIONS?’
AHMAD, ASHNA (2018). ‘ARE ALL HUMANS PERSONS?’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2017). ‘HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHICAL HISTORY.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2017). ‘PRINCE OF THE GERMAN LIED: FRANZ SCHUBERT AND THE POETRY OF SONG.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2017). ‘F.H. BRADLEY’S THEORY OF HISTORY AND ITS CRITICS.’
JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER (2017). ‘GRECO-ROMAN ATTITUDES TO DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE.’
ALVAREZ, JACK (2017). ‘PSALM 151.’
SHIPLEY, ANDREW (2016). ‘PETER ALFONSI AND THE TRIAL OF THE TALMUD.’
ST. JOHN, IAN (2016). ‘MICHAEL OAKESHOTT’S THEORY OF HISTORY.’
ROSHAN PATEL (2021) ‘RNAI: A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE.’
RICHARD, JARED (2019) ‘EXOTIC PARTICLES: THE HUNT FOR THE ‘BABY HIGGS.’
BIRD, LYNN (2017) ‘VISIONS: CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME, HALLUCINATIONS AND DELUSIONS.’
COOPER. J, FIELDEN, N. AND MCGRATH. A (2018). ‘CHANGING PLACES: ELSTREE AND PORT TALBOT.’