Entries by Daphne Hanson

Characteristically associated with the different human emotional states

A. Identify the premise(s) and conclusion of the following Conductive Argument, as well as any counter considerations. Determine whether the argument is cogent, giving reasons for your answer. The campus-wide ban on smoking is ridiculous. The university should not be placing prohibitions on practices that are not illegal. Whilst it is true that secondhand smoke […]

Metaphysical oppositions between Philosophy and Religion

Are there any logical or metaphysical oppositions between Philosophy and Religion, between Reason and Faith?  Theistic philosophers think that there are no such oppositions between them.  Atheistic philosophers and secularists in general think that there are.  What do you think?  (When considering Religion/ Faith, restrict your reflections to the three great Abrahamic Religions of Judaism, […]