C. S. Lewis

What is the most dangerous philosophy book?

4 Comments / History of Philosophy, Philosophy / Stephen Hicks

For my Introduction to Philosophy course, the final question on the final exam was: In your judgment, what is the most dangerous book we read this semester? Present the book’s most important themes and explain why you think it is dangerous. We read five major authors in the course: Plato’s Apology and Crito, Ayn Rand’s […]

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Why C. S. Lewis gives me the creeps

29 Comments / Ethics, Religion / Stephen Hicks

One of the books I use in my Introduction to Philosophy course is Lewis’s Mere Christianity. It’s very clear and accessible and covers a wide range of traditional religious philosophical themes. I’m reviewing it now in preparation for the new semester which begins (yikes) in two weeks. I find Lewis’s chummy, let’s-pop-round-to-the pub-for-a-quick-one writing style

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