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 part time in Aged Care Research, where he may, despite his philosophical education, actually contribute to the well-being of someone, somewhere. So as not to become excessively practical, he has recently pledged himself to the significant undertaking of a PhD in Philosophy of Religion. In the meantime, he continues to draw inspiration from ancient Chinese philosophers, and look 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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Crazy for Osama

Zac Alstin | 3 May 2011

Take 1: You've got to have rocks in your head not to rejoice in the death of an unrepentant mass murderer.

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Was the tsunami the revenge of Gaia?

Zac Alstin | 14 Mar 2011

When scientists wonder whether global warming was responsible for the devastation in Japan, something is wrong.

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Is "Yuck!" a good enough reason?

Zac Alstin | 24 Feb 2011

Do taboos on incest and infanticide have a rational basis?

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"Why are you depressed?"

Zac Alstin | 9 Feb 2011

Is contemporary culture fertile ground for the coming epidemic of depression?

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Obesity and the ethicist's diet

Zac Alstin | 4 Jan 2011

Is the alarming growth in obesity due to a triumph of pleasure over reason?

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Whom can you trust?

Zac Alstin | 7 Dec 2010

Young people, like people in general, will commit to the things they trust.

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Obama’s empathy problem

Zac Alstin | 18 Nov 2010

How could the US President have failed to exhibit the quality at the heart of his moral code?

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Defending children against eroticised adult culture

Zac Alstin | 5 Oct 2010

The time has come for parents to take on the culture of sexualisation of young children.

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Reaping the whirlwind

Zac Alstin | 10 Sep 2010

Seventy years ago this week Nazi planes began a campaign of bombing civilian targets in London. Can we honestly say, “never again”?

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Truman was right

Zac Alstin | 20 Aug 2010

Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki taught America that morality was irrelevant.

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