Timeline for Use of first person in a PhD Thesis
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| Aug 7, 2020 at 3:01 | comment | added | ZeroTheHero | The use of first person singular is essential to correctly identify in a thesis the work of the candidate and dissociate it from the work of done in collaboration. | |
| Aug 6, 2020 at 10:27 | comment | added | Ian Sudbery | @aeismail That "clever rewriting", to use the passive voice, almost always makes prose harder to understanding and less clear, thereby reducing the value of the piece of writing. | |
| Nov 28, 2012 at 14:05 | comment | added | F'x | Mixing “we” and “I” is confusing if you use them interchangeably, but not if there is a logic to it. I have now seen it used in quite a few theses, and it works fine. I agree with you that clarity is the one true criterion. | |
| Nov 28, 2012 at 13:43 | comment | added | aeismail | Mixing "we" and "I" can be very confusing, particularly if they're in proximity to one another. The use of "we" can often be omitted through clever rewriting: "Using result A, X leads directly to Y." The use of "I" is probably harder to eliminate, and I would argue it shouldn't be. | |
| Nov 28, 2012 at 13:05 | history | answered | F'x | CC BY-SA 3.0 |