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 | | Cartesian Anti-authoritarianism | | by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008 | | The defining feature of Descartes’ philosophy is its anti-authoritarian individualism. This is its great strength, but also its weakness. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | The Russell-Strawson Debate: A Useful Dichotomy | | by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008 | | The theories of Bertrand Russell and Peter Strawson on denoting and referring are often described in terms of the contrast between them. Certainly they have been explained in terms of their immense importance to the philosophy of language. Despite their striking dissimilarities, these two theories may be united into one model, the utility of which outweighs that of both the Russellian and Strawsonian interpretations. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Just War Theory: 9/11 and Afghanistan | | by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008 | | In the third chapter of The Morality of War, Brian Orend argues that the 9/11 attacks against the United States are intolerable by Just War theory. He also makes the case that the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan is justifiable as war of self-defence. These two conclusions are mutually inconsistent. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | On Psychological Continuity | | by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 29, 2008 | | Sydney Shoemaker attempts to reconcile the notion of personal identity with a materialist account of the mind. However, when faced with admittedly unusual yet still conceptually possible scenarios, the theory of psychological continuity leads to confusion and fails to provide us with satisfactory answers. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | Earthshaping and Earthkeeping | | by JaButty, Apr 9, 2007 | | A book review of John Weaver Earthshaping Earthkeeping : A Doctrine of Creation - an important book outlining the debate between Christianity and ecology. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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