Tag: Philosophy
Michael Casey: Disagreeing should not be a crime
Imagine a world which repudiates a common human nature and where ‘enemies’ are not spared
Think about what happens when we become enemies with someone....
Hayden Ramsay: Art in motion
Dance, as an artform, tells us something about grace and unlocks a kind of joy we can experience no other way, writes Hayden Ramsay
George Weigel: Who invented the individual?
A common misconception holds that early “modernity” invented the “individual”: the idea that everyone is a someone with a unique identity independent of family, tribe, racial group, or nation. And from that idea of individuality, it’s argued, came the most distinctive civilisational accomplishments of the West.
ACU to host free online philosophy lecture series
Series looks at development of the concept of self
Australian Catholic University (ACU) will hold a public webinar series on the idea of the self...
Course tackles the big questions
Natasha Marsh and David Schütz realised that they shared a passion to re-animate Catholic adult education.
Avant-Garde Exam in Liberal Arts for NSW Catholic Schools
Studies in Catholic Thought engages students in the theological, philosophical, ethical and aesthetic traditions of the Catholic Church
Campion Professor: Eradication of Humanities ‘at our peril’
to achieve a peaceful, just democracy, the virtues must be upheld and protected
Catholics pay tribute to Sir Roger Scruton
Described as a "towering intellect" the British philosopher and author was a defender of Catholic culture.
Academic warns of fake news threat
People are becoming unable to tell the difference between truth and lies, says Australian academic.