Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- Philosophy Now
- RSA Animate
- The Green Corridors Initiative
- Governance governing government
- Why print money when we can print wealth?
- Building a resilient health and care system
- We'll always have Paris?
- Experimentation and equity in global cities
- Technology-enabled deliberative democracy
- Healthier placemaking
- Creating a sovereign wealth fund in Wolverhampton
- Economic recovery and climate action
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Kindness Can Have Unexpectedly Positive Consequences
- It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie
- Subliminal Cues, Precisely Timed, Might Help People Forget Bad Experiences
- Severe COVID May Cause Brain Changes Similar to Aging
- Autism Treatment Shifts Away from 'Fixing' the Condition
- Fatherhood Changes Men's Brain, according to Before-and-After MRI Scans
- Many People with Bipolar Disorder Use Cannabis. It May Sometimes Help
- Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy--And Simple Ways to Fix It
- People Shopping for 'Meaning' Buy Cheaper Goods
- Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby
- TED talks
- Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife? | Gautam Shah
- The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now | Stacy Kauk
- Are video calls the best we can do in the age of the metaverse? | Josephine Eyre
- How great leaders take on uncertainty | Anjali Sud and Stephanie Mehta
- How Indigenous guardians protect the planet and humanity | Valérie Courtois
- How to tap into your awareness -- and why meditation is easier than you think | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
- Demystifying the wild world of crypto | Laura Shin
- How can we escape soaring energy bills? Stop using fossil fuels | Tessa Khan
- A disability-inclusive future of work | Ryan Gersava
- How to tackle the stigma of living with HIV | Gareth Thomas
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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
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
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.)
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
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.)
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
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
Funny Proofs of God’s Existence
In a Word document. Proofs of God’s existence
South Australian Syllabus
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Hume, David – A Treatise on Human Nature
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Locke, John – Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Books 3 & 4)
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Locke, John – Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Books 1 & 2)
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Aristotle – Ethics
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Plato – The Republic
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More, Sir Thomas – Utopia
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Hume, David – Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Nietzsche, Friedrich – Beyond Good and Evil
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Mill, John Stuart – On Liberty
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Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) – Critique of Practical Reason
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