Category: society

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…

Are we ‘demonising’ children?

We see the launch today a campaign by children’s charity Barnados. The BBC report is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7732796.stm – and the full video at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7730219.stm – also see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7732203.stm for an analysis of the debate. Is it too easy…

Philosophy & Ethics Reading Group

Some developments for the Philosophy & Ethics reading group we run:We’re hoping to set it up as an official student society which will give us additional benefits, and more importantly, a regular place to meet.For this to be…

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…

Gloucestershire Philosophical Society – programme

Hi – below is the programe for the GPS. I would encourage all RPE students (and others) to attend these – you will be made very welcome… [the guilt debate still continues at http://r-p-e.blogspot.com/2007/09/guilt.html ] Dave Gloucestershire Philosophical…