Ethics and Moral Philosophy Who’s responsible? 11 Jun 200922 Jun 2018 Also, it seems that one only is motivated by religion if one is not Christian. By Dan Mathewson. Continue Reading
Epistemology What is a philosopher? 10 Jun 2009 Before you all go making rude comments, go read this post by Michèle Lamont at Crooked Timber and especially the interesting comments that follow. Continue Reading
Ethics and Moral Philosophy Why should abortion be a matter of public policy? 1 Jun 2009 Something I don’t get, possibly because I’m a white male, is why we should pay any attention in the public domain to the concerns various people have about abortion. If Catholics don’t like it, don’t do it. If Protestants don’t like it (and that is something that only arose in… Continue Reading
Ethics and Moral Philosophy The hammer of religious faith 24 May 2009 To a man with a hammer, everything is a nail. But hammers actually have a purpose that is useful. They do things. Some religious belief is rather more like a man with an imaginary hammer. The outgoing and obviously not-to-be-missed Archbishop of Westminster, the man who thinks you aren’t entirely… Continue Reading