Philosophy
The Closing of the Muslim Mind A deformed theology has produced a dysfunctional culture.
The Uses of Pessimism The false hope that big government can solve all problems is the source of many modern ills, says British philosopher Roger Scruton.
“You have your truth, I have mine” Relativism may be a comfortable creed, but it is intellectually lazy.
Reasoning about life Is it possible to reach agreement on disputed issues like abortion and euthanasia? Yes, but only if you are ready to reason things out.
John Rawls and the triumph of tolerance The patron saint of political pluralism has had a subtle but damaging influence upon public policy.
Appearance and reality: what Plato can teach journalists and the media Did the Greek philosopher foresee the demise of the mainstream media?
Free will and fruit flies If we are just a sack of chemical reactions and have no free will, shouldn't we change our legal system accordingly?
Putting ethics back together To understand why moral arguments disintegrate into shouting matches, we need to know our Christian heritage. To see where we go from here, we need philosophy, says one of Britain's leading philosophers.
Heil Herr Heidegger? An attack on a flawed philosopher shows the deficiencies of political correctness.
In defence of moral absolutes Forget the modern orthodoxy, there are real moral absolutes worth defending.
What is civilization? Everyone is in favour of civilization, but exactly what is it? A British intellectual has taken up the challenge of defining a very slippery concept.
Obeying the Leviathan A post-modernist looks at conscientious objection and decides he doesn't care for it very much.
Edith Stein’s intellectual pilgrimage A distinguished philosopher unravels the thought of one of the 20th century's great women.
What is the difference between King Lear and Ginger Meggs? The real victims of PoMo are students who have never been introduced to the classics of English literature.
PoMo’s unteachable suspicion A Sydney seminar on the impact of postmodernism upon education provides some thought-provoking reflections on a philosophy which pervades the teaching of liberal arts.
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