The Future of Philosophical Theism
Filed in Philosophy, March 31, 2008, 8:14 pm by admin
The Future of Philosophical Theism
Anselm refers to God as that than which nothing greater can be conceived, on the basis of which he argues for God’s absolute and immutable perfection. If God were to change, God would either be better or worse than before — which means that there would something conceivably better than God, [...]
Death of God (Philip Pullman)
Filed in Philosophy, March 28, 2008, 3:51 am by admin
From The Amber Spyglass (2000). *** In Pullmanverse “God” isn’t the creator, but merely the first of the angels (he lied to the angels born after him). Moreover, angels are…
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The Naturalistic Fallacy: A new twist on an old problem
Filed in Philosophy, March 17, 2008, 3:59 pm by adminA new twist on an old problem.
Traditional natural law theorists are sometimes accused of committing the naturalistic fallacy, since their arguments about good and evil (both natural and moral) are usually based on a theoretical grasp of a thing’s nature. Proponents of the so-called “New Natural Law Theory,” for instance, blame the traditional natural [...]
Words
Filed in Philosophy, March 10, 2008, 8:42 pm by adminPolonius: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, scene II
Part of what makes Hamlet Shakespeare’s greatest character is his dizzying word play. But Hamlet’s linguistic felicity is not simply a matter of jest – he uses language to poke and to prod, to deceive, to coax, to insult, and to [...]
Free Standing Sculpture (Margel Hinder)
Filed in Philosophy, March 4, 2008, 7:12 am by adminSituated at the top of Martin Place, outside the Reserve Bank. Its plaque notes, besides title and artist, that it was sculpted in 1964, “assisted by Frank Lumb and Frank…
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