Category: Philosophical

Loving Religion, Philosophy and Ethics @ Uni of Gloucestershire.

In these uncertain times we thought we might put up a video of us hacking on about what we love when it comes to teaching Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at University of Gloucestershire…its a bit rough round the…

The Examined Life Video Presentation

Thanks for the presentations this morning. Very interesting and enjoyable…and I like this video! Well done all.

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society- The Politics of Human Nature: A Study of Power and Authority”

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society  Wednesday, May 11th., 7.30.p.m. at FCH Room HC203 Harry Cowen, University of Gloucestershire, will give a talk on  “The Politics of Human Nature: A Study of Power and Authority”. The talk will focus on the…

Philosophy in the city (and village)

Famous Liverpool Sophists Those misguided amongst you who thought Athens was the birthplace of philosophy are wrong: it was Liverpool (remember Plato’s Cavern?), and to celebrate this fact there is a two-week Philosophy in the City festival which…

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society:

Wednesday, May 12th. 2010, 7.30.p.m. FCH, Room HC203. (Cheltenham, University of Gloucestershire, Swindon Road) Dr. Jane Monkton-Smith, University of Gloucestershire, will talk on: “Narratives of Sex, Death and Gender”. Based on her recently published book, Jane applies the…

Ted Honderich to speak in Cheltenham on War and Terrorism

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society, Summer Term. Talk on Wednesday22nd. April, 2009, 7.30.p.m. FCH HC203 University of GloucestershireMap HERE. Professor Ted Honderich, UCL “Terrorisms, Terrorist Wars: A philosophical perspective.” Professor Honderich is an internationally renowned political philosopher; editor of the…

GLOUCESTERSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 2008

Here are the upcoming Gloucestershire Philosophical Society sessions- 1. 16th. January, 2008. Chris Eddy, Swindon Philosophical Society. :”Why I am not an atheist”. Chris Eddy accepts Philip Kitcher’s challenge, in ‘Living with Darwin’, to articulate a form of…

Ladies College Philosophy & Religion event

Last week, some of our staff and students attended an event at the Cheltenham Ladies College on Religion and Philosophy. This was mainly aimed at students of A-Level Religious studies (philosophy & ethics) – but they kindly had…

Ethical Decisions – and the study of philosophy and ethics

I was reading a comment over at the UNF philsophy blog:(here) where a UNF philosophy student [I think] relates a (rather frightening) real-life incident that she was involved in – and then relates it to the topic at…

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society

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…