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Christian Philosophy and related

2010-04-24T10:32:00.000-07:00

Top Christian Philosophy Texts
Ronald H Nash: Life's ultimate questions: An Introduction to Philosophy.
J.P. Moreland and Bill Craig: Philosophical Foundations for a Christian worldview.

Strongest recommendation on both the above

In review now ... (via Google book preview)
Steven Cowan, James S. Spiegel, James Spiegel: The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy.

Added to personal library based on google preview... waiting to receive.
Really like some of the diagrams a whole bunch. Not highly technical, but for
that level see Nash or Craig.

Selected Readings
Steven M. Cahn: Classics of Western Philosophy (Primary source readings)
A nice sample of reading in Western (not particularly Christian) philosophy.

Introductory and Popular Level
Donald Palmer: Does The Center Hold?: An Introduction to Western Philosophy (2010 ed).
-- Disclaimer: I have heard this an easy read, but I have read it yet.

Euthyphro Dilemma

2010-04-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

The question of the basis for morality in the divine nature and a classic problem
in the philosophy of ethics.

In three parts from YouTube.

Part 1 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJJSJiqdKyw
Part 2 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4qkMSAHBE
Part 3 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_8TehD5PQ

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2010-03-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

I am playing with the idea linking my Youtube stuff to this blog.

The Fundamental Laws and Principles of Logic --Introduction

2007-06-16T09:54:00.001-07:00

This entry describes the four fundamental laws of logic, and introduces the basic logical forms.

The four fundamental laws of logic (also called the first-principles of epistemology) are:
(1) the law of non-contradiction,
(2) the law of the excluded middle,
(3) the law of identity, and
(4) the law of rational inference.

In addition to the above four laws, there are two fundamental logical
forms, or principles: that of of affirmation and that of denial.