January 15, 2014 by

    The virtue of fortitude

    Fortitude The Greeks believed there were four cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Wisdom, Temperance and Justice. Here we consider fortitude – which is…

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    December 22, 2013 by

    A Magical Christmas

    A Magical Christmas Sometime during the reign of Herod the Great, probably around 4 AD, a baby who became known as…

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    December 13, 2013 by

    Article: 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

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    December 7, 2013 by

    Science and Religion

    Science and Religion I have just returned from a brilliant day conference looking at Science and Religion which is by common…

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    December 2, 2013 by

    Ontological 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…

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    November 24, 2013 by

    An amazing day!

    Don't miss this chance!  

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    November 11, 2013 by

    Utilitarian failure

    Where utilitarian ethics fails Utilitarianism, based as it is on maximising happiness for the greatest number of people, fails in a…

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    November 11, 2013 by

    Life After Death

    Life After Death? by Matthew Livermore The claim that there can be no disembodied existence after death is based on a monist…

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    November 11, 2013 by

    Essay: 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…

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    November 5, 2013 by

    Language 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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