An Economic Policy Institute report has found that: More than one in four full time employed males between the ages of 25-34 in the USA is now living below the poverty line. This means that they are employed full time on a wage of less than $11.49 US an hour. Between 1979 and 2013 the percentage […]
The Catechism, Homosexuality and Child Sex Abuse
My theory is that it is hardly surprising that Catholic clergy are over represented when it comes to sexual abuse of boys. I suggest formal Catholic teaching on the question of homosexuality provides an inkling of why this might be the case. The Catechism is the official teaching of the Catholic Church. In 1992, Pope John Paul II […]
Kant, Husserl, Heidegger and Marx- a brief note
ImmanuelKant (1724- 1804) distinguished between “phenomena” and “noumena”. Phenomena are things that we perceive though our senses and understand by applying our reason to them. But Kant believed that objects also have an existence in themselves which we cannot directly experience. This is “noumena” or the “noumenal world”. Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) agreed that human […]
Two Dumbest Ideas From Philosophy- Anselm’s “proof” of God and Berkeley’s idea about existence
There have been a lot of strange ideas in philosophy. But I think St. Anselm’s “proof” of the existence of God and George Berkeley’s ideas about existence rank among the dumbest. Perhaps you can find some dumber ones? St Anselm’s “proof” of the existence of God Anselm (1033-1109) believed he had proved the existence of God in the […]
AFL Laws of Australian Football- Are they adequate?
Introduction The AFL is a multi- million dollar organisation. It cannot be beyond the capacity of the organisation to set out the rules of the game in a clear manner. The current rules are set out in a document known as ‘Laws of Australian Football’ an edition of which is published each year. The […]
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