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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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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Duty, Ethics, Featured, History, Morality, Philosophical Ethics, Philosophy, Virtues | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

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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Daily Hilarity: Dining Room Tables Get No Respect

August 27, 2009 – 11:08 pm

Unreasonable Faith has a great find:

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Christianity And Lithuania

August 21, 2009 – 9:51 am

ABC News reported on the discovery of another CIA secret prison that was being used for some period of time between 2001-2005.  This one in Lithuania.  Red explores its long bloody history and one of its recurring themes: Vilnius has a long and bloody history. There are mass graves there containing the remains of tens [...]

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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Christianity, George W. Bush, History, Hypocrisy, Law, Politics, Religious Extremism, Roman Catholic Church | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

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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Grove City Professor Throckmorton Attacks Anti-Gay Propaganda

June 27, 2009 – 4:02 am

As the school psychologist during all my undergraduate years as at Grove City College, Warren Throckmorton counseled a couple of my friends about their closeted homosexuality. (I also visited Professor Throckmorton while a junior and an Evangelical Christian for probably three elective counseling sessions but for different reasons.  I liked him a lot.)  Here’s how [...]

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