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431Servetus and the switch to the humanistic social paradigm a historical perspective on how the social paradigm changesEssays in the Philosophy of Humanism 15 (1): 91-116. 2007.An exploration of the legacy of Michael Servetus to the development of a new type of theological inquiry which ultimately helped lead to the development of critical biblical studies.
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47Numenius and Greek Philosophical Sources of Christian DoctrineThe Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy 8 55-60. 2006.This paper traces the philosophical sources of one of the central Christian doctrines concerning deity-the doctrine of the Trinity - from the classical Greek period through to Justin Martyr (114¬ 165 C.E.). A key figure in this continuous line of thought is the Greek Middle Platonic philosopher Numenius of Apamea (fl. ca 150 C.EJ, who followed the Platonic tradition of Xenocrates of Chalcedon (d. 314 B.C.E.).
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43Friedrich Nietzsche: Social origin of morals, Christian ethics, and implications for atheism in his the genealogy of moralsEssays in the Philosophy of Humanism 16 (1): 71-96. 2008.A survey essay exploring Nietzsche's intellectual trajectory and especially his notion of the ascetic ideal and its implications for atheism.
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34What Does Modern Science Say about the Origin of Cooperation? Science Confirms PhilosophyDialogue and Universalism 23 (3): 23-34. 2013.During the last decades evolutionary science has made significance progress in the elucidation of the process of human evolution and especially of human behavioral characteristics. These themes were traditionally subjects of inquiry in philosophy and theology. Already Darwin suggested an evolutionary and biological basis for moral sense or conscience, and answered Kant’s question about the origin of the moral rules postulated by philosophers. This article reviews the current status of such inves…Read more
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Brief Statement of the Philosophical Principles of HumanismEssays in the Philosophy of Humanism 4. 1995.
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