October 12, 2008 by

Extract 1: Dawkins and determinism

Is Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene) a determinist? Note: this article is based on the Channel 4 programme broadcast with Richard…

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October 9, 2008 by

Table: Strengths and weaknesses of Virtue Ethics

Virtue Ethics Strengths                                 Weaknesses Holistic view of human nature. Reason is applied through phronesis or practical wisdom, but unlike Kant, the…

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October 7, 2008 by

Extract Thoreau on conscience

Extract: Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 62)   On the Duty of Civil Disobedience The practical reason why a majority is…

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October 5, 2008 by

Extract Aquinas on conscience

Aquinas on conscience (ST I, 79)  Synderesis is a characteristic disposition rather than a power….as nature needs to implant in us…

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October 5, 2008 by

Extract Freud on conscience

Freud’s  Theory of the Unconscious   From The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy Freud’s theory of the unconscious, then, is highly deterministic,…

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October 5, 2008 by

Handout: Three theories of conscience

Questioning Conscience A study of conscience crosses over between psychology and philosophy, because it raises questions about the origins and purpose…

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October 4, 2008 by

Handout: Free will and Determinism

Free Will and Determinism Issues surrounding free will and determinism often seem like spaghetti: they twist and turn in the mind…

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