EXTRACT 8 Legitimate War a Catholic View
Legitimate War Source: Compendium of the Social Doctrine of The Church © 500. A war of aggression is intrinsically immoral. In the tragic…
Read MoreEXTRACT 8: Brian Magee Terror of Determinism
‘The more I thought about time and space, the more the problems proliferated. One thing that came to puzzle me very…
Read MoreExtract 4: Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein The following article by Albert Einstein appeared in the New York Times Magazine on November 9, 1930 pp 1-4….
Read MoreExtract 3: John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne ‘Theism presents an adequately rich basis for understanding the world in that it readily accommodates the reality of a…
Read MoreExtract 2: Irreducible complexity demystified Peter Dunkelberg
How do we make sense of the concept of irreducible complexity? Here are the conclusions of a longer article by Peter…
Read MoreExtract 1: The Flagellum Unspun
The Flagellum Unspun Behe’s intelligent design argument is unravelling. Professor Kenneth Miller explains how. Here is the conclusion of a longer…
Read MoreExtract 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…
Read MoreEXTRACT 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…
Read MoreExtract 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…
Read MoreExtract 9: Honderich and Free Will
Free Will: The Scandal in Philosophy by Bob Doyle. I found this source recently available from the informationphilosopher website, and I…
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