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Continuing The Conversation: Scholarly Inspiration After Retirement. An Interview With Ed James, Matthew R. Dasti
Continuing The Conversation: Scholarly Inspiration After Retirement. An Interview With Ed James, Matthew R. Dasti
Bridgewater Review
Ed James is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University. His research has been published in leading journals that include Mind and Ethics. His recent work includes two papers, “Too Soon to Say” (July 2012) and “Beyond the Magical Thinking Behind the Principal Principle” (July 2015). Ed taught at BSU 1976-2009. The interview was conducted in summer 2015.
The Specific Intellectuals: Foucault, Thoreau, And Berkeley, Paul J. Medeiros
The Specific Intellectuals: Foucault, Thoreau, And Berkeley, Paul J. Medeiros
Bridgewater Review
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No Country For Moral Men, William J. Devlin
Philosophy And Popular Culture: A Philosopher Seeks Value In The Simpsons, Aeon J. Skoble
Philosophy And Popular Culture: A Philosopher Seeks Value In The Simpsons, Aeon J. Skoble
Bridgewater Review
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The Multivisions Of Multi-Culturalism, Edward W. James
The Multivisions Of Multi-Culturalism, Edward W. James
Bridgewater Review
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No Tourists, Edward W. James
The Last Word: Beyond Toleration, Edward W. James
The Last Word: Beyond Toleration, Edward W. James
Bridgewater Review
We live in a society that is wracked by moral differences - from abortion and civil disobedience to sex and welfare issues. Such pressing issues offer so many options, qualifications and restatements that we often do not even know how to begin to deal with them. And when we ourselves manage to work through to a conclusion we can abide, we find ourselves confronted by the problem of the other: how are we to regard those who disagree with us on such moral issues')
Big Bang Theology: The Reconciliation Of Science And Religion, Milton L. Boyle Jr.
Big Bang Theology: The Reconciliation Of Science And Religion, Milton L. Boyle Jr.
Bridgewater Review
A struggle began in 1633 which is not yet resolved. It is a contest for the highest possible stakes - the mind of man, and it pits two most formidable opponents against each other: science and religion. The event that initiated this battle was the trial of Galileo and the dominant issue was much more than a man's challenge of his church’s teachings and authority. Rather it was science versus religion, a new manifestation of an age-old struggle between faith and reason, the way man comes to know reality.
Thinking About Life's Meaning, David Cheney, Steven Sanders
Thinking About Life's Meaning, David Cheney, Steven Sanders
Bridgewater Review
The lively controversy among people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs over the meaning of life suggests that philosophers are not alone in their enthusiasm for the issue. Nor are they content to leave the response to such questions entirely in the hands of poets, theologians, and psychologists. The fact is that the controversy itself is much in need of conceptual clarification, coherent articulation of issues and beliefs, and critical appraisal of conflicting viewpoints - all philosophical tasks. Our aim here is to offer a brief discussion of philosophical contributions to this topic. We shall survey the three most prominent views …