October 4, 2012 by

Summary: Kant’s Moral Argument

Kant’s Moral Argument Immanuel Kant argues that morality requires belief in the existence of God, a priori. In essence Kant assumes…

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October 3, 2012 by

Drama: The Allegory As Modern Day Drama

Socrates And Glaucon Discuss Plato’s Cave Allegory Socrates: “Why do people think philosophy is bullshit? Let me put it this way…

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October 3, 2012 by

Film: The Matrix And The Cave

An Interesting Comparison Between Plato’s Cave And The Matrix Plato explores the idea that the real world is an illusion in…

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October 3, 2012 by

Interpretation Of The Allegory

What is the allegory of the cave supposed to explain? Plato realizes that the general run of humankind can think, and…

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October 3, 2012 by

Source: The Analogy of the Cave

Plato’s Republic VII 514a “Next,” said I, “compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience…

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October 2, 2012 by

Whizz Through PowerPoint: Ontological Argument

The Mikey Mouse Guide to The Ontological Argument A quick revision PowerPoint for Ontological Argument written by Dr Guy Williams of…

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October 2, 2012 by

Powerpoint: Miracles

Miracles PowerPoint: Miracles from Peped A powerpoint by Dr Guy Williams of Wellington College on Miracles – discussing Hume’s definition and…

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October 2, 2012 by

Extract : Marc Fonda’s notes on James

Mark Fonda has provided this note-form version of William James’ Varieties of Religious Experience.  You can scan down and find the…

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October 2, 2012 by

Summary: Religious Experience

Religious Experience This summary handout by Jo Lynch of California Polytechnic explains the principle arguments for and against religious experience. I….

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October 1, 2012 by

Extract 2: Richard Swinburne on Miracles

For the Possibility of Miracles Richard Swinburne I shall take the question in two parts. I shall enquire first whether…

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