Philosophy

Philosophical Problems with Life after Death 1. Is talk of life after death meaningful? The logical positivists argued that statements about…

What happens when we die? On what basis are human beings to experience the afterlife – our faith, our actions, or…

In the handout below Dr Stephe Loxton of Sherbourne Girls’ School discusses idealism, dualism and materialism in modern though – three key…

Christian Life After Death PowerPoint: Christian Life After Death from Peped A Powerpoint on the Christian concept of Life After Death…

In this transcript of a debate between Dawkins and Pinker, conducted in 1999, the issue is considered, “is science killing the…

‘Resurrection is more likely to be true than reincarnation.’ Discuss. [35] AO1 Q3 Jan 2011 Candidates may begin by explaining exactly what…

‘Critically Assess Dawkins’ View Of The Soul’ The essay below was written by hand in timed conditions of 45 minutes. The…

Critically assess Descartes’ view of the soul (35 marks) Although, technically, Descartes is not on the specification as a named philosopher,…

Life after Death Resurrection and dualism Compare, contrast and discuss two of the following terms: Reincarnation, Rebirth, Resurrection and Immortality of the…

Life After Death Matthew is a teacher of philosophy and a master at crafting highly analytical answers. In this example, he…

‘Plato was right to argue that there is life after death. Discuss.’ Plato was a dualist, meaning that he believed that…

Doubts about Darwinism Source: Leaderu AT THIS SYMPOSIUM we have been asked to speak on the following thesis: Darwinism and neo-Darwinism…

How I want to live my life “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out…

From The Selfish Gene chapter 5 Memes The new soup is the soup of human culture.  We need a name for…

H. H. Price’s View of the Afterlife From N. F. Gier “Humanistic Self-Judgment and After-Death Experiences” in Geddes MacGregor, ed., Immortality…

Contemporary Near-Death Studies Price has given us a coherent and meaningful conceptual framework for after-death experiences. In contrast to other scenarios,…

CD Broad In the known relevant normal and abnormal facts there is nothing to suggest, and much to counter-suggest, the possibility…

Reincarnation Source: Scholarship Reincarnation in Buddhism This idea of a soul returning in different bodies has ancient roots beyond the Greeks. It…

Article – Life After Death in the Bible An article by Charlotte Vardy on Life after Death in the bible.

Here is the opening chapter of Gilbert Ryle’s classic work The Concept of Mind, where he discusses the legacy of Cartesian…

In this article Eric Olson of Sheffield University discusses various models of life after death, including the body-snatching model and the…

The Possibility of Resurrection (1978) Peter van Inwagen For the complete article, click here. In an attempt to disprove the Aristotelian…

John Hick Replica Theory Here is a fun cartoon explainingJ ohn Hick’s replica theory (2 mins). John Hick explains different aspects…