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Cafe Philosophy

Maestro B — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:39:33 +0000

Cafe Philosophy @ Unlimited, open to all young people in Christchurch. No experience in Philosophy required. Join the discussion. Voluntary gold coin donation to cover coffee and cookies.

Monday 27th May 2013, 4:30pm - 6pm. Email brent.silby [at] unlimited.school.nz for more information.

Anomalous Monism by Cameron Taylor

Maestro B — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:34:16 +0000

Cameron Taylor has made available his essay on Donald Davidson’s theory of Anomalous Monism - a reconciliation of materialism with the existence of mental states.

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Brief introduction to ethics

Maestro B — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:57:20 +0000

An Introduction to Philosophical Ethics from Primary Ethics on Vimeo.

Cafe Philosophy is returning

Maestro B — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:36:36 +0000

After a particularly stimulating Philosophy Teachers’ conference coupled with ongoing enthusiasm from my students, I am inspired to bring back the Cafe Philosophy evenings. Check back for dates…

The Ghostly Illusion of Freewill by Brent Silby

Maestro B — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:57:45 +0000

This introduction to the problem of freewill was published by the Cafe Philosophy magazine (Jan/Feb 2012)

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Alien Abductions by Christian Schoenfeld

Maestro B — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:53:36 +0000

Christian Schoenfeld is a Philosophy student at Unlimited (a secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand). He has also been enrolled in stage one Philosophy at the University of Canterbury. This is his essay on whether accounts of alien abductions should be believed.

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On Subjectivism by Jay Harris

Maestro B — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:59 +0000

Jay Harris is a Philosophy student at Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti (a secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand). He has written this thoughtful essay on Subjectivism.

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Ontological Argument by Jay Harris

Maestro B — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:01:49 +0000

Jay Harris is a Philosophy student at Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti (a secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand). In this essay he provides an overview of the Ontological Argument.

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The Problem of Evil

Maestro B — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:53:17 +0000

The Problem of Evil is an argument against the existence of God. Supporters of the argument believe that the existence of pain and suffering in the world is incompatible with the existence of an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God. This short clip outlines the argument.

Michael Shermer on Confirmation Bias

Maestro B — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:04:43 +0000

Examples of the confirmation bias. We have an inbuilt fallibility, which means the way we interpret sensory data is strongly influenced by prior expectations.