Read the story of Henrietta Dugdale, a leading light of the women's liberation movement, and how she changed forever the way women are treated in politics and society. https://t.co/5cBrvpgeNI
Harry Frankfurt argues that we can exercise our free will and be morally responsible for our actions even when we could not have done otherwise. Is he right? https://t.co/ZK0bf8hQk3
Hitler the humanist? Thatcher the godless liberal? Rousseau the hedonist? Harari's bestsellers get them all wrong. My new book sets the record straight, figure by figure, quote by quote. Harari's Humanist Wars of Religion https://t.co/hmy725aqBN #humanism
Tomorrow, I’m facilitating Humanists Australia’s Weekend Reflections get-together on Zoom. Time to ponder among inquisitive & friendly people what life is about and where you are on your journey. Open to everyone, whatever your belief system and location https://t.co/cF2JlxNv3S
We hope you can join us later today when Leslie Allan presents Part 2 of his talk outlining a naturalist view of human rights, where they come from and why they are binding on all of us. https://t.co/Exxka3ug9J #humanrights
Do moral norms differ from non-moral norms, such as norms of law, prudence, etiquette and game play? This preliminary analysis teases out what is common to all normative systems and what is different about moral norms. https://t.co/c8zdsWew8B
Do physical objects really exist independently of minds that perceive them? Idealists advance the radical thesis that all that exists is mind. Leslie Allan confronts this scandalous idea head on. https://t.co/VKEr2CNcV9
We hope you can join us in two days when I present Part 1 of my talk outlining a naturalist view of human rights, where they come from and why they are binding on all of us. https://t.co/6Erpi1RTur #humanrights
Leslie Allan's essay showing how moral reasoning is necessarily objective met with strident criticism from radical subjectivists. Here, he responds to his critics. Does he succeed? https://t.co/VkcKqATdak
Religious thinkers and Intuitionists claim that without a metaphysical underpinning by God or a realm of non-natural properties and rules, morality cannot be objective. Can this view be defended? https://t.co/Sam3ERuqbE
Do you care for endangered species and the impacts of human activity on animal populations? Check out Robert Bender's review of Henry Nicholls' book on Lonesome George, the last surviving giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands. https://t.co/Ql3U091K07
If #determinism is true, how ought that affect how I live my life and my relationships with others? Leslie Allan reflects on the implications of seeing humans as complicated chemical machines. https://t.co/YHQGR9Evcw
Is the person who says in their heart, "There is no God", really a fool? Can God's existence be proved by thought alone? Is philosophy any help in deciding the question? Alvin Plantinga thinks so. https://t.co/kQl1ch6zjU
What do you make of climate change deniers? Robert Bender reviews the controversial documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle. What do you think of the documentary? https://t.co/uEyQU0GQ97
What is morality about? In this introduction to meta-ethics, Leslie Allan outlines the key questions in the field and surveys the major meta-ethical theories, summarizing their strengths and problems. https://t.co/z4PalPav99