October 18, 2013 by

Guidelines: OCR Compatibilism essay

Q2 “Critically assess the view that free will and determinism are compatible”. G582 OCR Jan 2012 Below you will find the…

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October 17, 2013 by

Revisting Kant

Time to give Kant a proper hearing Kant has fallen out of fashion particularly with young people because they often agree…

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October 11, 2013 by

Absolute Relativism?

Relative Absolutist or an Absolute Relativist? The Westgate terrorist attack left the world reeling. The death of innocents: children and civilians…

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October 5, 2013 by

Privacy

Privacy: are we fighting a losing battle? As a child I had a choice. Tell my friend my secret or keep…

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October 3, 2013 by

Extract 5: Keith Ward on the ontological argument

Why There Almost Certainly Is A God Keith Ward puts the ontological argument in its correct place as a reminder of…

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September 30, 2013 by

Stinking Thinking

Stinking Thinking Are you feeling depressed? Youa re not alone: fifty million prescriptions were written in the UK last year for…

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September 30, 2013 by

EXTRACT 8: Andrew Stephens Cornerstone Speech 1861

Andrew Stevens March 21st 1861 speech to the Confederate Parliament, Savannah, Georgia What does this speech illustrate about the weaknesses of…

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September 25, 2013 by

Happiness

Happiness and Success Shawn Achor’s recent book ‘Before Happiness’ argues the ‘success first, happiness second’ formula is out dated and goes…

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September 19, 2013 by

Extract 2: Morality as seriousness Mary Midgely

In Mary Midgely's Heart and Mind chapter 9, she agrees with Philippa Foot that morality is defined by its seriousness, and…

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September 16, 2013 by

What do women want?

What do women want? Cosmetics giant Lancome has recently completed months of research with a variety of focus groups, sociologists, psychologists,…

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