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Rituals for the Dead: Religion and Community in the Medieval University of Paris, By William J. CourtenayBeing with the Dead: Burial, Ancestral Politics, and the Roots of Historical Consciousness, By Hans Ruin

Rituals for the Dead: Religion and Community in the Medieval University of Paris. By CourtenayWilliam J.. University of Notre Dame Press, 2018. 214 pages. $100.00 (hardcover), $45.00 (paperback), $35....

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

The Parent-Child Relationship: Can it justify becoming a parent?

I recently became a father. Well, when I say recently, I mean just over a year ago (October 2019). Being a parent raises a number of practical and philosophical questions. Should you have children in ...

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

The paradox of political science: Only by remaining aloof from the messiness of politics can it achieve the scientific authority it craves  

The paradox of political science: Only by remaining aloof from the messiness of politics can it achieve the scientific authority it...

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

It was a “moral compass,” “a Grapes of Wrath for our times.” And then it was not. The inside story of American Dirt’s implosion  

It was a “moral compass,” “a Grapes of Wrath for our times.” And then it was not. The inside story of American Dirt’s...

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021

Capitol Assault: Epistemic Defects

Incited by Trump and his enablers, Trump supporters attacked the capitol of the United States. While this is mostly a matter of law and politics, it does raise issues in both epistemology (the theory ...

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021

For George Saunders, fiction is fundamentally moral. Despite all that it can teach us, however, it is not our salvation 

For George Saunders, fiction is fundamentally moral. Despite all that it can teach us, however, it is not our...

Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Dr. Robert McKim
  • on Religious Diversity
  • Professor of Religion and Professor of Philosophy
  • Focuses on Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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Dr. Alvin Plantinga
  • on Where the Conflict Really Lies
  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy (UND)
  • Focuses on Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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Dr. Peter Boghossian
  • on faith as a cognitive sickness
  • Teaches Philosophy at Portland State University (Oregon)
  • Focuses on atheism and critical thinking
  • Has a passion for teaching in prisons
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