The Euthyphro dilemma is found in Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro , in which Socrates asks the titular character, “Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?” This type of pseudo-problem often arises in theological debates . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square Column , R.R. Reno considers whether it might be time to abandon the tenure system in higher education: What is the real significance of tenure? We are often told that free-thinking academics need the security of tenure to preserve academic freedom and open debate. . . . . Continue Reading »
Across the nation, the growth in the percent of Muslim freshman students at Catholic colleges and universities is significantly outpacing that of enrollment at secular schools. The result, as Asma Uddin and Ashley McGuire note , is a new alliance of Catholic and Muslim women who are opting out of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Atlantic Wire reports on Steve Jobs’ belief in an afterlife: I remember sitting in his back yard in his garden one day, and he started talking about God. He said, “Sometimes I don’t. It’s 50-50. But ever since I’ve had cancer I’ve been thinking about it more, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Imagine a private insurance company stating that it would, in the future, sharply limit payment for hospital stays regardless of need because it had money problems. Political leaders would call CEOs to Washington demanding answers. Regulators would threaten huge fines. The lawsuits . . . . Continue Reading »
The headline is hyperbole, for all you literalists out there—and you know who you are. But I think Jacob Sullum is right that we seem to be in danger of medicating “boyhood.” From the Reason article, “Pediatrician Group Seeks to Boost ADHD Diagnosis:” This . . . . Continue Reading »
Vatican’s economic statement will be way to the left of Wall Street financiers National Post , Father Thomas Reese, S. J. Arguing for A Scientific Revolution In Art: Jonathon Keats Evangel , Tom Gilson Evangelicals hold sway in Iowa caucuses Los Angeles Times , Seema Mehta Seven Billion New . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I saw Herman Cain on Piers Morgan last night for a few minutes. He was terrible on homosexuality and abortion—pro-choice in all the wrong places. Meanwhile, the 9s is picking up endorsements from the likes of Steve Forbes. Cain’s done and deserves to be done, and for reasons having . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s a great deal of push within the organ transplant community and bioethics to loosen the rules of organ donation. This is profoundly unwise because it will, in my view, erode the trust people currently have in the organ transplant system. ‘But that’s not what I . . . . Continue Reading »
The other day Joe Carter linked to a BBC item about a debate that was held in Philadelphia, on the question whether the Declaration of Independence was “illegal.” Evidently there were legal scholars on both sides, the British arguing that the Declaration (hence the American . . . . Continue Reading »
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