December 8, 2017 by

Extract 9: Ayer – Language, Truth and Logic ch6

source CHAPTER 6 CRITIQUE OF ETHICS AND THEOLOGY There is still one objection to be met before we can claim to…

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December 8, 2017 by

Extract 8: JL Mackie Inventing Right and Wrong 1.4

4. Is objectivity a real issue? source It has, however, been doubted whether there is a real issue here. I must…

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December 8, 2017 by

Extract 7: GE Moore Principia Ethica Ch 2

source Chapter II: Naturalistic Ethics. § 24. It results from the conclusions of Chapter I, that all ethical questions fall under one…

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November 25, 2017 by

Extract Luther on the Fall

Luther on the Fall source Luther’s Commentary on Genesis This original state of things shows how horrible the fall of Adam…

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November 25, 2017 by

Extract – Image of God and Judaism

source In the Image of G-d The Bible states that humanity was created in the image of G-d, but what does…

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November 24, 2017 by

Extract: Plato’s Charioteer as a picture of the soul

source What is a man? What sort of man should I be? What does it mean to live a good life?…

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November 22, 2017 by

Extract Doctrine Commission of Church of England “Mystery of Salvation”

In 1995 the Doctrine Commission report The Mystery of Salvation12 looked at some of the issues involved here. It suggested that:…

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November 22, 2017 by

Extract: Sharing the Gospel of Salvation

source 1. The unique significance of Jesus Christ 9. The basis for the Christian Church’s understanding of the unique significance of…

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November 9, 2017 by

Extract Sex and Communication Alan Soble

Many philosophers have offered answers to the question of what sex means and how it should be viewed morally. Consider these…

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October 23, 2017 by

Extract – Evaluating Freud

source John F Kihlstrom, Personality, Chapter 8 But Is It True? This question can’t be answered without considering the various levels…

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