Published date: Friday, April 09, 2010
By: Kamal Weerakoon
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) created a paradigm shift in both science and theology. His theory that the mind plays an active role in constructing objective experience created a ‘Copernican revolution’ in epistemology by placing the human subject at the centre of epistemological inquiry. Kant’s work also represented a watershed in theology and apologetics. He famously asserted that while we cannot objectively demonstrate
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Published date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
By: Patrica And Kamal Weerakoon
Guy Brandon is a researcher at the Jubilee Centre (http://www.jubileecentre.org). This organisation seeks to advance a social agenda which is simultaneously true to the Bible, beneficial for everyone in contemporary society, and persuasive to non-Christians. Consistent with this, Just sex explodes the popular myth that sex is merely a private act between two consenting adults. Drawing on psychological, social, financial and demographic data, Brandon
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Published date: Wednesday, June 01, 2005
By: Patricia & Kamal Weerakoon
From Case magazine, a look at the facts and the rhetoric behind Kinsey the man and the recent film.
The recent film about the work of sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, has thrown a spotlight on the ethical dimensions of such research, especially on the practice of observing sexual behaviour.
It has also highlighted the rhetoric by which the research is presented. In this article, we consider the claims of the movie and what is known about Kinsey and
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Published date: Wednesday, April 08, 2009
By: Kamal Weerakoon
Clive Hamilton is well-known for his radical critique of Western capitalism and consumerism. Kamal Weerakoon reviews his latest book The Freedom Paradox, in which Hamilton argues for an alternative basis for social interaction. Clive Hamilton’s thesis is that to be truly free humans must live in accord with our ‘moral self ’. However, as Kamal Weerakoon argues in his review, an autonomously-derived morality cannot deliver true freedom. (See
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Published date: Tuesday, June 18, 2002
By: Kamal Weerakoon
How does the stem cell debate affect the debate about human cloning? And what should be done with all of those frozen embryos?
This paper was prepared by Dr Megan Best, member of the Social Issues Executive, medical doctor and qualified bioethicist. It exposes the method involved to reach the therapeutic benefits science has promised in embryonic stemcell research. Only through human cloning will such benefits be achieved.
April 2002
While
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