The virtue of fortitude
Fortitude The Greeks believed there were four cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Wisdom, Temperance and Justice. Here we consider fortitude – which is…
Read MoreA Magical Christmas
A Magical Christmas Sometime during the reign of Herod the Great, probably around 4 AD, a baby who became known as…
Read MoreArticle: Ethical issues in Genetic Modification
In this Faraday paper John Bryant explores the ethcial issues underlying geentic modification. http://www.faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/resources/Faraday%20Papers/Faraday%20Paper%207%20Bryant_EN.pdf
Read MoreScience and Religion
Science and Religion I have just returned from a brilliant day conference looking at Science and Religion which is by common…
Read MoreOntological argument and Handel
Ontological arguments and Handel's Messiah One of the great criticisms of ontological arguments is that they generally fail to demonstrate the…
Read MoreUtilitarian failure
Where utilitarian ethics fails Utilitarianism, based as it is on maximising happiness for the greatest number of people, fails in a…
Read MoreLife After Death
Life After Death? by Matthew Livermore The claim that there can be no disembodied existence after death is based on a monist…
Read MoreEssay: Matthew Livermore on Life After Death
Life After Death Matthew is a teacher of philosophy and a master at crafting highly analytical answers. In this example, he…
Read MoreLanguage and context
Is Religious Language always contextual? The claim of a language game theorist is that the meaning of a phrase is found…
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