16 January 2007
The Department of Humanities at the University of Gloucestershire is pleased to annouce details of a conference: Thursday 19th April 2007 Islam in the Indian SubcontinentThe Indian Subcontinent is a significant region for Islamic Studies,having more Muslims than…
15 January 2007
[I changed the picture, as the old one was a bit sickly…. – or so some visitors thought…] January can be a long, cold month for students – preparing for exams, reading books and waiting for the second…
10 January 2007
As many of you will have noticed, attempts to block the Sexual Orientation Regulations in the House of Lords have failed. A number of faith groups had objected to the regulations. The rules mean that people who offer…
8 January 2007
ALSO SEE OUR SHORT VIDEO INTERVIEWS ON PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT AT: https://uniofglos.blog/rpe/category/sport/ As promised: a longer consideration of the nature of ‘Sport’. This is by my colleague, Dr Emily Ryall, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy over at the Faculty of…
8 January 2007
Further to recent darts entries, I have been thinking about whether engagement in sport is something that can foster ethical virtues. It has the rules, and ethics borrows phrases from the world of sports all the time –…
7 January 2007
Hi – the Gloucestershire Philosophical Society programme for the coming months is below – or see their website for details: http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gps/ The Phil Soc also now have their own blog at: http://glosphilsoc.blogspot.com – which is new, but will…
5 January 2007
While reading around darts, I came across this quote from darts commentator Sid Waddell who once said (of Eric Bristow – “the crafty cockney”) : ‘When Alexander the Great was 33 he cried salt tears because there were…
2 January 2007
See the discussion of what a sport is (and whether darts counts as one)at:http://r-p-e.blogspot.com/2007/01/defining-sport.html as well – as that offers more detail than this short version… OK – guess what I got for Christmas… As hinted at by…
2 January 2007
Well, firstly – Happy New Year to all – and secondly, to more pressing matters… Second years will be revising for the modules where they have exams – but of course, first year (level) Religion, Philosophy & Ethics…