faith versus reason

Are Reason and Faith Compatible?

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Theist vs. Atheist: What Should You Believe? is a seven-part series of articles by two authors, John C. Wright and Stephen R. C. Hicks, in which they debate seven key issues in religion. Are Reason and Faith Compatible? Stephen R. C. Hicks I appreciate Mr. Wright’s opening essay and am in agreement with substantial portions […]

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Choose your hero–Semmelweis or Abraham?

Ethics, Philosophy, Religion, Science / Stephen Hicks

Stephen Hicks here contrasts Semmelweis and Abraham as cognitive and moral role models. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Kierkegaard’s lesson: Abraham as a model of faith. Next: [Part 4: Human Nature] Five issues in human nature. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to

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