Tag Archives: freewill

Materialist morals

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Quentin

We have recently been discussing deep philosophical matters, such as the ‘uncaused cause’. Not surprisingly we do not arrive at satisfactory answers. Such questions have been explored over two thousand years, and I do not doubt they will still be … Continue reading →

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Where’s the evidence?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Quentin

13,978,000,000 years ago the Big Bang started our universe. The scientists tell us with great excitement that they have finally detected the initial gravity waves dating the vast expansion which took place. A leading physicist described it as “one of … Continue reading →

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Training to be good

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Quentin

In my last column I wrote about how the distinguished Catholic philosopher, Elizabeth Anscombe, set modern moral philosophers off on a quest to validate virtue ethics. This week I want to explore how this approach can release us from the … Continue reading →

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