Essay: ‘Plato is right to argue there’s life after death’
‘Plato was right to argue that there is life after death. Discuss.’ Plato was a dualist, meaning that he believed that…
Read MoreDebate: Dawkins and Pinker Is Science killing the soul?
In this transcript of a debate between Dawkins and Pinker, conducted in 1999, the issue is considered, “is science killing the…
Read MoreArticle 4: Models of Life After Death
In this article Eric Olson of Sheffield University discusses various models of life after death, including the body-snatching model and the…
Read MoreVideo: John Hick’s replica theory
John Hick Replica Theory Here is a fun cartoon explainingJ ohn Hick’s replica theory (2 mins). John Hick explains different aspects…
Read MoreIssues: Life after Death
Philosophical Problems with Life after Death 1. Is talk of life after death meaningful? The logical positivists argued that statements about…
Read MoreArticle 3: Gilbert Ryle Descartes’ legacy
Here is the opening chapter of Gilbert Ryle’s classic work The Concept of Mind, where he discusses the legacy of Cartesian…
Read MoreExtract 7: Hume and Jesus’ resurrection
Hume and Jesus’ resurrection Source: Infidels.org Hume’s argument against miracles makes its case against miracles on the grounds 1) that one must…
Read MoreExtract 6: Maurice Wiles – Miracles as immoral acts
Immoral Acts Maurice Wiles (1929 – 2005), former Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University and former chairman of the Church…
Read MoreExtract 5: Wittgenstein Miracles as gesture
Miracles as Gesture Source: Internet Encylopaedia of Philosophy This leaves open the question of how we are to identify an event…
Read MoreArticle: Miracles and the Laws of Nature
Miracles and the laws of nature First printed in Compass, Winter 2007 and reproduced with permission. Introduction Evolutionary biology points to…
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