John Lennox – mathematician and Christian apologist – is in town again, and giving talks at UCT, Stellenbosch and in Johannesburg. I’ve twice had the...
Read MoreEarlier today, a friend and (rather popular!) radio host invited me into the studio for a half-hour conversation on critical thinking – how we should do it, and...
Read MoreIs the philosophical thought experiment known as the trolley problem worthless in understanding psychology? Not if a qualifying criterion is realism, no.
Read MoreNeil deGrasse Tyson is the latest scientist to ruffle the feathers of philosophers, in telling them that their discipline is pointless. He’s partly right, but also wrong – and perhaps wrong to say so.
Read MoreOne should, in general, be able to discuss controversial moral topics without it being assumed that you support the worst possible consequences of the topic under...
Read MoreThe results of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey on Morality indicate that South Africa might not be as morally conservative as some might think it is.
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