10 July 2007
I note that at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/why_phil.html there is a set of for/against arguments dealing with this topic – and links to the many University Departments who offer a rationale for such studies. At Elon University, Nim Batchelor has a…
7 July 2007
Those of you preparing for your third year of Religion, Philosophy & Ethics (rather than just relaxing all summer), will have noted the module Love, Sex and Death. I just came across a really intriguing podcast at:http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/podcasts/2007/02/science_weekly_for_february_12.htmlwhich I…
14 May 2007
Many people (in the UK) find their first taste of studying philosophy to be the AS /A2 Religious Studies courses – most notably the Philosophy & Ethics A Level options…. I thought it would be an interesting post…
9 May 2007
Those of you studying the Islam module, RPE104, on the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course may be interested (as indeed all RPE students may well be) in the resources about Muslim philosophers and the influence of Islamic philosophy…
2 May 2007
Google “Philosophy of Religion” and see what pops up…(or just click here)Look at key textbooks with the title (or click here) What you will note is the Theistic focus of the topics – the nature of God, arguments…
2 May 2007
Philosophy Talk – a radio show co-hosted in the USA and Australia – has an archive of its chirpy but intriguing discussions online. I have just enjoyed the one at http://philosophytalk.org/pastShows/MoralDilemmas.htm – which should be of interest to…
3 April 2007
Some thoughts over Easter: I know many students are away for the break – perhaps you may have more time than normal to think? so some thoughts…. Many of you are doing the Buddhism modules (RPE202), and there…
14 February 2007
This post is to ask our students (and others) what skills they think are important in the study of Religion, Philosophy & Ethics. While it is initially for current students to reflect on what they did well/badly in…
9 February 2007
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…
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…