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Judge This: Miep Gies, Heroic Or Merely Dutiful?

January 12, 2010 – 9:47 am

In ethics there is an interesting question as to whether there are any such things as supererogatory deeds, meaning whether we should consider certain moral deeds which require great courage or sacrifice to be obligatory upon everyone or whether they are too demanding to be minimally necessary for everyone and therefore extraordinarily special and signs [...]

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Heidegger And Nazism

October 17, 2009 – 9:46 am

This is a really interesting documentary on the life of Martin Heidegger which centers for the most part around the issue of his Nazism.  There are six parts worth watching through.  They start with the video below: Your Thoughts?

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German Jews Want Critical Edition Of Mein Kampf Available

August 13, 2009 – 6:48 pm

Via The Huffington Post: Germany’s Central Council of Jews has taken the unprecedented step of backing a proposal to republish Adolf Hitler’s infamous autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf, which has been strictly outlawed in the country since the end of the Second World War.Although many German Jews still oppose reissuing Hitler’s anti-Semitic work, Stephan Kramer, the [...]

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A Pro-Nazi Museum In Germany?

July 27, 2009 – 3:03 pm

Well this is disquieting news… Jürgen Rieger, the vice-president of the party that seeks to ban all immigration and sever all ties with the EU, has submitted plans to authorities in Wolfsburg – home to car giant Volkswagen – for the museum intended to “show the people what this organisation did and what it meant”. [...]

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German Inflatable Church

July 24, 2009 – 4:28 am

Thanks again to the Atheist Media Blog, which you should check for yourself everyday.

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