October 31, 2012 by

Video: Michael Sandel and Kant

Michael Sandel of Harvard University teaches a course on Justice. In his course he uses the Socratic method of questioning the…

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Article: Jim and the Indians and Jill and the runaway trolley

Here is a very clear discussion by T.Campbell of two classic utilitarian dilemmas.  A runaway trolley is heading towards twenty men…

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3.1 Jonathan Glover on personhood

This extract is taken from a longer discussion with Professor Jim Stone on Jonathan Glover's website. Consider the second premise, that…

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Handout: Paley’s Watchmaker

For an excellent summary of the design argument from Princeton University click here.  

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October 30, 2012 by

Extract 2: Paley’s own words

What did Paley actually say? Click here to find out.

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Extract 2: An evaluation of The Brothers Karamazov

Dostoyevsky's argument in the Brothers Karamazov has been deeply influential. Click here for a detailed analysis and evaluation of the argument.

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October 30, 2012 by

Extract – Aquinas ST Five Ways

Summa Theologica (ST) I Article 3. Whether God exists? Source: New Advent Objection 1. It seems that God does not exist; because…

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Extract 1: Is intelligent design a rehash of Paley’s watch?

Here is a defence of intelligent design for you to evaluate. Source: ideacenter.org Intelligent design theory is criticized as being a…

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Handout: Cosmological Argument

The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God “A may be explained by B, and B by C, but in the end…

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Virtue Ethics and Untouchable

Virtue Ethics and the film Untouchable “The soul never thinks without a picture”, Aristotle. Films are great source of ethcial examples…

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