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Philosophy posts

Apparently critical thinking isn’t important if you want to critique Genesis

Posted on 15 October 2009 by Andrew

A recent article on Inside Higher Ed discussed Christian schools that want to teach, or at least permit, various elements of evolution in Christian education. As in most cases, the claim from the ‘evolutionists’ is that the scientific evidence clearly … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Higher Education

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Andrew

There has been an interesting series on edwired about changing higher education to match the “free” economy. The series is called “The End of Western Civilization (as we know it).” My question is this: Would the amorphous, free learning environment … Continue reading →

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Richard Weaver on Social Security

Posted on 18 February 2008 by Andrew

From Ideas Have Consequences (1948). The notion that the state somehow bears responsibility for the indigence of the aged is not far removed from that demoralizing supposition that the state is somehow responsible for the criminality of the criminal. I … Continue reading →

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Roger Scruton

Posted on 22 December 2007 by Andrew

I’m a big fan of Roger Scruton. His books on philosophy and culture have done much to create my love of philosophy and to deepen my understanding of culture. He has a recent article called “Two Virtues of Western Culture” … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric in Christianity

Posted on 6 November 2007 by Andrew

I’ve been reading a lot recently by some very liberal guys. My current read is Richard Hofstadter. I’ve read his essay on the “paranoid style” in American politics and now I’m reading Anti-Intellectualism in American Life. He has little use … Continue reading →

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Rights

Posted on 4 April 2007 by Andrew

Unfortunately, I am bound by an Internet filter that prevents me from getting to all of my friends’ blogs, so I won’t be able to see what others have said about this — at least not for a while. Mel … Continue reading →

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Simply Christian by N. T. Wright

Posted on 29 March 2007 by Andrew

Many fellow Christians of my generation have found C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity a very helpful and thoughtful expression of their faith. In a way, this phenomenon is a testimony to the quality of Lewis’s thought and writing. The book … Continue reading →

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