Zac Alstin

Despite enjoying his four years of philosophical education, Zac Alstin emerged from the post-modern wilderness to discover with surprise and delight the actual existence of such things as truth, goodness, and reality. He now works for Southern Cross Bioethics Institute, from which vantage point he anticipates the resurgence of Natural Law and traditional ethics. In the meantime, he draws inspiration from ancient Chinese philosophers, and looks for excuses to quote them. “I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.” - Confucius, The Analects. VII.19

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It’s only natural

22 May 2012

The bitterest debates today in the public square often turn on what is "natural". The Chinese sages had a lot to say about this.




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Is it time to euthanase those Nazi arguments?

11 May 2012

Comparisons with Nazi policies are not necessarily "cheap shots", but they often are. How to tell the difference?




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Playing the man, not the ball

26 Apr 2012

Ad hominem arguments can be logical, but only after we have addressed the issue at hand.




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Who’s afraid of the slippery slope?

22 Mar 2012

"Slippery slope" arguments for issues like euthanasia or same-sex marriage are often labelled logical fallacies. Is this true?




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The new anti-heroes: Dirty Harry, News of the World and Lila Rose

9 Mar 2012

Can theft and lying for the sake of a good cause be justified?




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God is dead! Can I have his stuff?

20 Feb 2012

It had to come: heresy has broken out among the new atheists.




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3 New Year’s resolutions (I’d like other people to follow)

6 Jan 2012

Unsolicited advice from a stalwart MercatorNet contributor.




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Sages, straw dogs, and same-sex marriage

12 Dec 2011

Tempestuous emotions are a poor foundation for public policy.




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Who wants to live forever?

18 Nov 2011

Perhaps they are the ones we would least like to encourage.




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Statistically significant angels

11 Nov 2011

Did the 20th Century really usher in a decline in violence, even with two World Wars?




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