I am pleased to announce that this blog’s Matthew Flannagan has been nominated as one of the candidates for the three vacant executive committee positions for the 2013 Executive Committee of the Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS). Matt is the only New Zealander to have been nominated. If you are a member of the EPS please make […]
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Matt Nominated for Evangelical Philosophical Society Executive
November 1st, 2013 Comments Off on Matt Nominated for Evangelical Philosophical Society Executive
Matt to speak at the 2013 Evangelical Philosophical Society in Baltimore on Divine Commands re Abraham and Isaac
September 20th, 2013 9 Comments
This blog’s Matthew Flannagan has had his paper “Divine Commands and Biblical Authority: The Problem of Gen 22” accepted for the National Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society (“EPS”). The abstract for Matt’s paper is as follows: “One perennial objection to divine command meta-ethics is the possibility that God might command something abhorrent. Divine command theorists have responded that […]
Tags: Abraham and Isaac · Baltimore · Divine Command Theory · EPS · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Genesis 22 · Richard Swinburne
Peter Singer on Human Dignity and Infanticide: Part Two
December 19th, 2012 5 Comments
This is the second half of the paper I presented to the the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting in Milwaukee three weeks ago. It is part of a two-part post series; make sure you have read part one Peter Singer on Human Dignity and Infanticide. II. Marquis’ Critique In my previous post I sketched Singer’s desire account […]
Tags: Don Marquis · Ethics · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Human Dignity · Infanticide · Milwaukee · Peter Singer
Peter Singer on Human Dignity and Infanticide: Part One
December 5th, 2012 14 Comments
This is the first section of the paper I presented to the the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting in Milwaukee two weeks ago. Several people have asked me to post it on MandM. It will appear as a two-part post series. Christian theism has traditionally taught that human beings have equal dignity and worth, a moral […]
Tags: David Boonin · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Human Dignity · Infanticide · Milwaukee · Peter Singer
Back from the USA
November 23rd, 2012 23 Comments
Madeleine and I flew back to New Zealand from Milwaukee on Tuesday having both attended the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society’s Apologetics Conference. Prior to that I had spent three weeks based in Charlotte, North Carolina. I will speak about the conferences later in […]
Tags: Cherokee Apologetics Conference · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Evangelical Theological Society · Frank Beckwith · Mary-Jo Sharp · Milwaukee · North Carolina · Paul Copan · Southern Evangelical Seminary Apologetics Conference
MandM in Milwaukee
November 9th, 2012 1 Comment
I have just bought my tickets to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I leave New Zealand on Tuesday 13 November 2012 to meet Matt who will be leaving Charlotte, North Carolina on the same day. The day after I arrive I will be giving my contribution to the panel discussion at the Evangelical Philosophical Society (“EPS”) Annual Meeting on […]
MandM in America 2012
October 18th, 2012 11 Comments
Right now Matt is in the USA, well over it (he is in a plane), he will land in Charlotte, North Carolina to begin his month long speaking tour. Provided the funds come together within the next fortnight, I will be joining him at the tail end of his tour to participate in a panel […]
Tags: Evangelical Philosophical Society · Georgia · Milwaukee · North Carolina