Psychology and Moral Philosophy: An Integration
Last night, I gave a talk to the Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub with fellow ATP writer, Alan Duval. We had a great time and I can't thank Pompey Skeptics enough
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A Suggestion for Ballots (Perhaps a 2nd Referendum, too)
I was speaking to Alan Duval and he had this interesting idea for a 2nd EU Referendum (Ior indeed to remedy the shortcomings of the first if we could rewind), though you could
Morality: Goal Theory vs Desirism
Here are two atheists, Richard Carrier and Mike McKay, debating morality some time back. I am showing this because I think I will be doing a post or two on desirism at some
Deconstructing Aquinas’ Fifth Way: The First Fallacies
Ficino (commenter here at ATP with a great interest in Thomas Aquinas) has kindly produced a critique of Aquinas’ Fifth Way, as famously exhibited in Summa Theologiae. This will be split into four
Kyrsten Sinema Sworn in on Law Book and Not Bible. By Mike Pence.
The cultural tide is perhaps turning more than ever before in the US as a result of the midterms, with a more diverse set of representatives being signed in than ever before, not
On Aquinas and Unfalsifiable Intentionality
These quotes, from Ficino's last post on Aquinas' Fifth Way, are on point. The first is from Sheila C.: See, he loses me at the very first premise. Things don&
An Appeal to Your Good Moral Natures
Hi there, good peoples. I say you're good because I am buttering you up to be extra generous. As most of you know, I have Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and there
The Map and the Terrain: Philosophy and Psychology
Everyone loves an analogy and I was thinking of this with regard to my upcoming talk on morality with Alan Duval in Portsmouth next week. Some years back, I edited a book by
Deconstructing Aquinas’ Fifth Way: The Argument
Ficino (commenter here at ATP with a great interest in Thomas Aquinas) has kindly produced a critique of Aquinas’ Fifth Way, as famously exhibited in Summa Theologiae. This will be split into several
Quote of the Day: 3lemenope on Gaming and Violence
This is a discussion-provoking quote from 3lemenope on the subject of whether violent computer games cause greater prevalence for violence in society. This is so often a subject for debate and the data
Red Dead II: Psychology and Morality
For Christmas, my partner bought me a PS4 game, the hotly anticipated Red Dead II: Redemption. I am not really a gamer - I mean, I could be, if I had much more
Races Do Not "Exist" Even Though They Might "Exist".
Yup, you guessed it, we're gonna return to the Sorites Paradox. Sorry to bore you. This comment came up on the older post "IQ: Using Race Divisively" and I