It’s one of the best defences of philosophy he’s ever seen, says Robert J Howell.
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Philosophical Counselling: the case against
Philosophical practice has more than its fair share of critics. Margaret Goord outlines the main criticisms of this fledgling field.
Heidegger’s Lost Highway
What’s the connection between Martin Heideggger, Plato, Ted Nugent and Hank Williams? A metaphysical concern with being, suggests Simon Walter in the second of his unlikely series – “Unlikely Philosophy – Philosophical Ideas in Disguise.”
The Moral Imperative to Rebel Against God
How can we reconcile a belief in a good God with the abundant suffering and evil that confronts us? Peter Fosl tries to answer the question by developing an argument from Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.
Conference Briefing: Aristotle’s Forms in this World?
Claude Pearson shows how Aristotle thought the world of Forms was redundant.
Conference Briefing: Aristotle’s Texts
Claude Pearson tells the story of Aristotle’s text.
Conference Briefing: Plato on The Forms
Jeff Mason and Plato debate the world of Forms.
Conference Briefing: Plato on Human Happiness
An audience of 100 A level teachers and their students attending a one-day conference was treated to a fascinating tour through the thought of Plato and Aristotle by Jeff Mason and Claude Pearson, of Middlesex University. The theme was “human happiness”, but the talks ranged far wider than the title suggests.