November 2, 2011 by

Handout: Prime Mover vs. God of the Bible

Is Aristotle’s Prime Mover Transcendent or Immanent? The question of whether Aristotle’s prime mover is transcendent or immanent is an interesting…

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November 2, 2011 by

Handout: David Hume’s Criticisms of the Cosmological Argument

How does Hume criticise The Cosmological Argument? The handout below was written out of frustration. I have been frustrated at the…

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October 26, 2011 by

Powerpoints: Goodness Of God & Problems

The resources below have been kindly donated.  Please feel free to use them.  If you think you have some resources that…

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October 26, 2011 by

Powerpoint: God as Creator

The resource below has been kindly donated by Stuart Bowman of Durham Johnstone School. Please feel free to use it.  Concept…

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October 26, 2011 by

Extract 1: Creatio Ex Nihilo

Creatio Ex Nihilo – Latin: ‘Creation out of nothing.’ In classical thought, Christianity alone, or more precisely, the Judeo-Christian tradition, knows…

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October 6, 2011 by

Activity: Problems with Aristotle – Community of Enquiry

Beginning a Community of Enquiry The community of enquiry is an excellent way to get your students to think about engaging…

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September 28, 2011 by

Handout: Aristotle’s Four Causes and Prime Mover

The Nature Of Stuff According To Aristotle Aristotle’s description of the four causes is relatively easy to understand but there are…

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September 22, 2011 by

Powerpoint: Getting Critical With Plato

Getting Critical With Plato Assessing Plato A02 from Philosophical Investigations The PowerPoint above can be used in part or in full….

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September 15, 2011 by

What the text books don’t tell you about Plato

Confused by Plato’s Cave and The World of Forms? I watch with increasing amusement year on year as pupils trade indignant…

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September 11, 2011 by

Handout: Aquinas’ Five Ways

Five Ways Aquinas’ Five Ways (Download) The first three of Aquinas’ five ways are cosmological in nature.  The cosmological argument is the…

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