(61%) 6th July 1993 ON CERTAINTY Is anything of significance lost in giving up the idea of absolute truth? Throughout 'On Certainty', Wittgenstein's aim is to remove the false pictures created by tradit...

As children, most of us learn to trust that our parents will always be there for us and that they have our best interest at heart. We also learn that we cannot stop certain things, such as the Earth's periodical rotation, the rise and set of the sun, and even the hands of a clock. My thesis is based...

The Concise Oxford Dictionary (p925) describes morality as: '1) Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior; a system of value and moral principles. 2) The extent to which an action is right or wrong'. What is morally right in relation to one moral framew...

Simplicity and Complexity "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:4)." This seems to be a very simple scripture talking about simple ideas. Children understand the little things that adults have a tendency to exasperate inher...