James Wilson (1742–1798), lawyer, Justice of the first Supreme Court of the United States, and Constitutional Framer argued, as did Étienne Gilson, that a citizenry who have adopted philosophical skepticism will lose the...
The article consistst of four parts. First, it gives an example of statism present in the contem-porary Europe and consisting in giving the priority to loyalty to the state at the expense of loyalty to God. Secondly, it...
Considered one of the leading proponents of natural theology in the 20th century, E. L. Mascall (1905–1993) taught philosophy and theology at King’s College London for most of his career. Unlike many of his contemporarie...
The author discusses the problem of abortion. He defines abortion as a deliberate and immediate killing of a human being before birth; he distinguishes it from spontaneous miscarriage or a situation where the child is al...
THE COMMON SENSE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF JAMES WILSON (1742–1798)
James Wilson (1742–1798), lawyer, Justice of the first Supreme Court of the United States, and Constitutional Framer argued, as did Étienne Gilson, that a citizenry who have adopted philosophical skepticism will lose the...
E-BOOK: Studia Gilsoniana 6:1
Studia Gilsoniana 6:1
STATE VS. GOD: ON AN ATHEISTIC IMPLICATION OF EUROPEAN STATISM
The article consistst of four parts. First, it gives an example of statism present in the contem-porary Europe and consisting in giving the priority to loyalty to the state at the expense of loyalty to God. Secondly, it...
On Not Taking the World for Granted: E. L. Mascall on The Five Ways
Considered one of the leading proponents of natural theology in the 20th century, E. L. Mascall (1905–1993) taught philosophy and theology at King’s College London for most of his career. Unlike many of his contemporarie...
Abortion in The Universal Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The author discusses the problem of abortion. He defines abortion as a deliberate and immediate killing of a human being before birth; he distinguishes it from spontaneous miscarriage or a situation where the child is al...