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Aristotle’s Prime Mover

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 4, 2009 @ 9:05 am Philosophy

This is from a page of notes I put together in grad school for a presentation on Aristotle’s Prime Mover. Sources: De Anima III.5, Metaphysics XII (especially 7 & 9), Physics VIII (especially 8-10). PDF version. Characteristics of the Prime Mover (Divine Nous) First principle First mover (logically, not temporally); itself unmoved and unmovable/unalterable Substance [...]

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Taking the Pledge of Liberty and Justice for All Seriously

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 17, 2009 @ 1:05 pm Education

A 10-year-old boy is taking a stand for “liberty and justice for all,” refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance until gays and lesbians enjoy equal rights. Good for him. But this will be best achieved by getting the state out of marriage entirely. Let people define marriage how they will. Barring that, the second best option [...]

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A Brief Note on Robbins, Rand, and Atheism

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 14, 2008 @ 11:58 pm Ayn Rand

From Gary North’s obituary for John Robbins: Robbins first came to the attention of libertarians because of his self-published book, Answer to Ayn Rand (1974). He did not object to her defense of the free market. He objected to her epistemology, which rested on atheism. I can see why he would think that, since for [...]

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Warning: Avoid Dubai If You Value Your Life

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché February 13, 2008 @ 6:04 pm Religion

Don’t go to Dubai for business or vacation. Or the rest of the United Arab Emirates, for that matter. In fact, you’d be much safer avoiding even a layover or connecting flight there. Why, you ask? You might be expecting me to give some answer related to terrorism or Islamism, but you’d be wrong. No, [...]

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A Catholic Defends The Golden Compass

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché January 13, 2008 @ 11:40 pm Religion

…against ignorant critics. “Why attack ‘Compass’ but not C.S. Lewis?” by Jonathan D’Ambrosio (rogerebert.com Letters) My own two cents: How many of you who denounced and/or boycotted the movie have actually read the book? How can you honestly criticize that which you have not read or seen?

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Re: Jesus loves you

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 25, 2007 @ 9:39 am Humor
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From The Onion: "God Angrily Clarifies ‘Don’t Kill’ Rule"

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 30, 2007 @ 11:36 am Religion

“Look, I don’t know, maybe I haven’t made myself completely clear, so for the record, here it is again,” said the Lord, His divine face betraying visible emotion during a press conference near the site of the fallen Twin Towers. “Somehow, people keep coming up with the idea that I want them to kill their [...]

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Libertarian F&SF Author John C. Wright

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché March 10, 2007 @ 9:44 pm Ayn Rand

There is a quasi-interview/article here at The Advocates for Self-Government website. See, also, Wright’s page on SFF.net. I have only read Wright’s Golden Age trilogy, not any of his other novels. I can say that I greatly enjoyed the trilogy. Not only is it good science fiction but it is explicitly libertarian science fiction. There [...]

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Penn Jillette on Atheism and God

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 21, 2005 @ 9:47 pm Religion
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Is this your idea of a model Christian President?

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 28, 2005 @ 7:58 am Religion

Is Bush just a weak hypocrite, a duplicitous hypocrite, or is this what he thinks his “faith” honestly amounts to in practice? You be the judge.

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