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Frank B. Farrell. Subjectivity, Realism and PostmodernismJournal of Applied Philosophy 12 209-209. 1995.
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9How Benevolent Is God? An Argument from Suffering to AtheismIn Russell Blackford & Udo Schüklenk (eds.), 50 Voices of Disbelief, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009-09-10.This chapter contains sections titled: A Final Reflection Notes.
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10Review of Anthony O'Hear: What philosophy Is (review)British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 38 (2): 277-279. 1987.
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33(No abstract is available for this citation)
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162Some Problems with Virtue TheoryPhilosophy 82 (2): 275-299. 2007.Abstract: I examine virtue theory, especially as expressed by Rosalind Hursthouse. In its canonical form, the theory claims that living a life of virtue constitutes flourishing, although it also has a possible fall-back claim that a life of virtue is a means to the end of flourishing. I argue that in both interpretations, virtue theory is mistaken. It cannot give any convincing account of how the concepts of wanting, flourishing, and the virtues are connected, nor can it deal adequately with th…Read more
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Gellman, JI-Experience of God and the Rationality of Theistic BeliefPhilosophical Books 39 215-216. 1998.
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80Interpretations of God's eternityReligious Studies 34 (1): 25-32. 1998.A number of authors, including contributors to this journal, have argued that the only consistent interpretation of God's eternal existence attributes to God an atemporal existence. Their argument seeks to show that it would be self-contradictory to adopt the opposing interpretation that God exists in time, and has indeed existed for an infinite past time. This paper argues that their objections to infinite past existence all turn on a misunderstanding of what that concept involves. The theist i…Read more
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51What’s Wrong with Murder? Some Thoughts on Human and Animal KillingInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 7 (1): 47-54. 1992.
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98Critical Review of Mary Midgley's Intelligent Design Theory and Other Ideological ProblemsJournal of Philosophy of Education 48 (4): 665-674. 2014.Mary Midgley's pamphlet Intelligent Design Theory and Other Ideological Problems has been a widely read contribution to discussions of the place of creationism in schools. In this critique of her account, I outline Midgley's view of the relations between science and religion, her claims about what material can legitimately appear in science lessons, and her account of the nature of religion. I argue that she is mistaken in all three areas, and show that her most plausible reply to these criticis…Read more
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75The Non-Existence of GodRoutledge London. 2003.Is it possible to prove or disprove God's existence? Arguments for the existence of God have taken many different forms over the centuries: in The Non-Existence of God, Nicholas Everitt considers all of the arguments and examines the role that reason and knowledge play in the debate over God's existence. He draws on recent scientific disputes over neo-Darwinism, the implication of 'big bang' cosmology, and the temporal and spatial size of the universe; and discusses some of the most recent work …Read more
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411Substance Dualism and Disembodied ExistenceFaith and Philosophy 17 (3): 333-347. 2000.In a number of places, Richard Swinburne has defended the logical possibility of perception without a body; and has inferred from this logical possibility that substance dualism is true. I challenge his defence of disembodied perception by arguing that a disembodied perceiver would not be able to distinguish between perceptions and hallucinations. I then claim that even if disembodied perception were possible, this could not be used to support substance dualism: such an inference would be either…Read more
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19Pain and PerceptionProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 89. 1989.Nicholas Everitt; VIII*—Pain and Perception, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 June 1989, Pages 113–124, https://doi.org/10.1093/ar.
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46Minds and Computers: An Introduction to AI, by Matt Carter (review)Philosophy Now 68 41-42. 2008.
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HOWSON, C.-Hume's Problem. Induction and the Justification of BeliefPhilosophical Books 43 (4): 306-306. 2002.
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276The divine attributesPhilosophy Compass 5 (1): 78-90. 2010.Focusing on God's essential attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, being eternal and omnipresent, being a creator and sustainer, and being a person, I examine how far recent discussion has been able to provide for each of these divine attributes a consistent interpretation. I also consider briefly whether the attributes are compatible with each other.
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15Rationality and Theistic Belief: An Essay On Reformed EpistemologyPhilosophical Books 36 (1): 71-72. 1995.
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University of East AngliaSchool of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication StudiesOther faculty (Postdoc, Visiting, etc)
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Religion |