Posts Tagged ‘ reason ’

7 Rules of Historic Research

February 10, 2010
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7 Rules of Historic Research

7 Rules of Historic Research.MP3 “Sometimes the available evidence is such as to eliminate any reasonable doubt about the validity of an interpretation.” Frederick Copleston, Problems of Objectivity, On the History of Philosophy “The historian’s real work is the reconstruction in thought of a particular historical event: the geologist’s, the reconstruction in thought of...

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Eating the Embryo

July 30, 2008
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Eating the Embryo

“All men by nature desire to know.” The curiosity of a child comes immediately to mind thus proving Aristotle’s statement. I would be quick to add, “Most men do not desire to know how they know.” We just “know”. We know a variety of things, both to our benefit and to our detriment. Some...

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Myth of Free Will

June 30, 2008
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by Walter Chantry Most people say that they believe in “free will.” Do you have any idea what that means? I believe that you will find a great deal of superstition on this subject. The will is saluted as the grand power of the human soul which is completely free to direct our lives....

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