Richard Umbers


    What science knows and how it knows it

    Richard Umbers | 17 Dec 2009
    A defence of rationality and common sense from an Australian mathematician is a must-read as an antidote to post-modernist scepticism.


    Heil Herr Heidegger?

    Richard Umbers | 11 Nov 2009
    An attack on a flawed philosopher shows the deficiencies of political correctness.


    Chimps R'nt Us

    Richard Umbers | 6 Oct 2009
    If the chimpanzee genome is 98.6% human, does that mean that chimps deserve 98.6% of human rights?


    Among the dead cities

    Richard Umbers | 22 Jun 2007
    As the war on terror grinds on, there are ethical lessons to be learned from the fire-bombing of German and Japanese cities during World War II in which hundreds of thousands of civilians perished.

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