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For Kierkegaard and Nietzsche

Wishing you a happy and Hegelian Christmas The birth of the Christ child, the Logos, was announced as “peace on earth”. I can’t think of anything that we would more wish for, but at the same time as despairing of its absence in so many ways and despairing of the multiple alienations that beset us.…

The fascinating paradox of Roger Scruton’s thought lies in his commitment to scientific naturalism together with his appreciation for continental thought with its sensitivity to the human condition. Many philosophers that share his analytical background have distanced themselves from religious, or even existential, ways of thinking. It is a reflection of his deep grasp of…

Whether theist or atheist, Christian or non-believer, it is quite possible that your concept of God is pictorial and quite possibly childlike. This is not to say that this is a bad thing. Much of religious thought is expressed in picture language and it is probably beyond us to entirely escape it, and it may…

The new millennium began for me with multiple disruptions to my life, in my marriage, my career, the experience of being in a new culture in which I did not feel entirely at home, and the subsequent failure of my faith to provide an adequate response. The latter compounded the experience of disorder and chaos…

Moral Obligation: Kant, Schiller, and Hegel1 The direction of thought following Descartes can be characterised as scepticism or questioning of all previously accepted authorities. It is reason alone that should be the final arbiter of what is right and true. For Descartes this raised the question of certainty in knowledge, thus setting the stage for…

This is a hugely important question for all citizens of Western societies, whether Christian, Atheist, Agnostic, or even adherents of another faith. As individuals and as a society we make sense of our lives through stories. Why else would we spend so much time immersed in fiction whether it be stories, film, or games? The…