Tag Archives: Katherine Cheng

Making ethical investment decisions

Q: MOST of us would recoil from being investors who support unsavoury or harmful activities . . . but must we refrain, then, from making investment decisions based on financial considerations, free from ethical concerns? Ask the philosopher by Tim … Continue reading

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Climate Change: science & responsibility

Ask the philosopher by Tim Soutphommasane, The Australian Dec 12 2009 ‘WITHOUT presuming that claims about climate change must be immune from scrutiny, the science appears, in my humble opinion, to be persuasive enough. Yet much within the climate change … Continue reading

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When to lead and when to follow

Q: When must leaders lead and back their judgment against their followers, and when must they follow? by Tim Soutphommasane, The Australian Dec 05 2009 ‘EVERY political actor aspires to master the elusive art of leadership. During the Middle Ages … Continue reading

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Where life imitates sport

Q: If sport is to be a metaphor for life, what are we to make of professional athletes’ bad behaviour on the sporting field? ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane, The Australian, November 28, 2009 AskthePhilosopher29Nov2009 Where life imitates sport (docx) (Uploaded … Continue reading

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The dilemma of giving

Q: If giving to charity can save lives, am I morally obliged to donate all of my excess income and live on the bare essentials? – N. C., Oxford, England ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane The Australian Nov 21 2009 … Continue reading

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Neuroscience for kids

Found this American site via Scientific American Mind’s website. Created by Eric Chudler, Ph.D, A neuroscientist (Research Associate Professor) and Director of Education and Outreach at University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials in Seattle, Washington. There is a POETRY COMPETITION for … Continue reading

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Should we seek a perfect world?

Tim Soutphommasane’s Ask the Philosopher from The Australian Nov 14 2009 ‘The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall reminds us how destructive utopian philosophies can become. Does this mean we should never strive for utopia? ICH bin ein … Continue reading

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UNESCO’s Philosophy Portal

http://www.unesco.org/new/index.php?id=19176&L=0 (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)

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How to understand racism

Do you have to be black, or a member of a minority ethnic group, to understand racism? ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane from The Australian October 31, 2009 AskthePhilosopher31Oct2009 How to understand racism (pdf) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)

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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller’s cartoons often pose questions about life in general. He also has a number of cartoons which illustrate particular -isms that can be used in a philosophy classroom. Fundamentalism is one of his ‘pet’ subjects. One of my favourites … Continue reading

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Are people-smugglers agents of freedom?

Themes: Us & them, ends & means, black-and-white vs grey, making another human an ‘other’. ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane | October 24, 2009. Do people-smugglers represent the lowest form of human life or are they agents of freedom who … Continue reading

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Is Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Premature?

Themes: Leadership, to be worthy of a prize or honour. From Ask the Philosopher, weekly column in the Weekend Australian. Q: Isn’t there something not quite right in him accepting an award that he himself has said he doesn’t deserve? … Continue reading

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Portal: Mind and brain

On wikipedia. Lots of content and links to other sites. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mind_and_Brain (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)

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Rebuilding before retreating

Themes: Just war, moral responsibility, military occupation, peacekeeping ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane | October 10, 2009 Article from: The Australian Do occupying military powers, such as American and allied forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, owe a moral duty to … Continue reading

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Oxymoronica

Oxymoron, paradox This is the website, and also the title of a book I once found and enjoy dipping into. It is a collection of oxymorons from history, literature and politics. Examples: Man alone suffers so excruciatingly in the world … Continue reading

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These foolish things or three kinds of fools

‘There are three kinds of fools: Real Fools, Professional Fools, and Unsuspecting Fools. The professional, a staple of Shakespeare’s plays, is, in reality, nobody’s fool.’ by Michael Dirda These Foolish Things re three kinds of fools (pdf) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)

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Where should paedophiles live

The Weekend Australians’s ASK THE PHILOSOPHER Column byTim Soutphommasane October 03, 2009 Q: A convicted paedophile whose sentence has been served has the right to live freely in the community but now that one has moved to my home city, … Continue reading

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Holidays for All

ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane | September 26, 2009 Article from: The Australian Response to the Q: The NSW parliament recently passed a law that prohibits shops from opening on public holidays. While this is good news for Christians who … Continue reading

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