Philosophy
The road to same-sex marriage was paved by RousseauRobert R. Reilly | 15 April 2013 |tags: Aristotle, philosophy, Rousseau, same-sex marriageAt the heart of the debate over same-sex marriage are fundamental questions about who men are and how we decide what makes us flourish.
What would the Greeks have thought of gay marriage?Robert R. Reilly | 11 March 2013 |tags: classics, philosophy, same-sex marriageThe great classical philosophers would have regarded it as an absurdity, despite their partial tolerance of homosexual love.A more than nominal problemKarl D. Stephan | 13 December 2012 |tags: abortion, artificial intelligence, Holocaust, philosophyBy tempting us to define our own reality, nominalism can throw a whole culture out of whack.What Is Marriage?Shawn Murphy | 07 December 2012 |tags: book reviews, marriage, philosophyA defence of man-woman marriage combining the precision of scientists with the clarity of good journalists makes for essential reading.“Above all…to thine own self be true”?Anthony Esolen | 01 October 2012 |tags: indoctrination, philosophy, subjectivismAustralia's Girl Guides have adopted the motto of a "wretched, rash intruding fool".AIDS and medical ethics: a great betrayalMatthew Hanley | 25 September 2012 |tags: HIVAIDS, medical ethics, philosophyThe risk reduction ethic only aims to sanitise and thereby perpetuate hazardous behaviour.
What’s the matter with analytic philosophy?Andrew Mullins | 04 September 2012 |tags: Elizabeth Anscombe, philosophy, reasonModern philosophy is in a mess. Is Elizabeth Anscombe the way forward?
Why does the same-sex marriage debate seem so futile?Michael Cook | 23 August 2012 |tags: philosophy, rhetoric, same-sex marriageWe won't make any progress unless we unpack some of the fundamental issues.Green PhilosophyFrancis Phillips | 19 July 2012 |tags: book reviews, environment, philosophyRoger Scruton suggests how to think seriously about planet Earth.
This is not an articleZac Alstin | 16 July 2012 |tags: art, internet, philosophyThe surrealist painter Henri Magritte anticipated our immersion in the unreal world of the internet.
The bald truth about p*rnZac Alstin | 29 June 2012 |tags: philosophy, pornographyAny idiot will tell you that sex sells, but it takes a philosopher to suggest that sex might sophisticate.Playing the man, not the ballZac Alstin | 26 April 2012 |tags: philosophy, rhetoric, truthAd hominem arguments can be logical, but only after we have addressed the issue at hand.“Open yourself to the ineffable”Margaret Somerville | 19 March 2012 |tags: philosophy, transcendence, valuesA professor offers important advice to students starting out in life.Back to basics: a Vince Lombardi moment for the economy| 26 October 2011 |tags: economics, family, philosophyAn essay on the four principles of all successful American economic policy - and the philosophical A-team behind them.
Falling in love with loveZac Alstin | 03 September 2011 |tags: divorce, love, philosophy“We just drifted apart” is the most common reason for contemporary divorce. Is that a good enough reason?subscribe donate
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