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I know, I know – exams are coming! I had a request for extra info on contemporary Utilitarianism and other topics: here are some links to at least start you off (although we do have books in the library):Intro to…

Thanks to Jason (level 2) for this link to a Christian computer game story – in which you have to convert or kill the heathens… Not believe me? Click to read about it.. Dave

Hi – quick post: I am in the process of organising a Flickr book for the course: this is an on-line photo album for pics from various events, trips, etc.. I will put the images into folders, etc – once…

As some of you are still frantic looking for examples of bad arguments – I thought a bit of compassion may be in order: take a look at for help: but be sure to properly reference any examples you…

As the tabloid press starts its usual festive hysteria over the “PC brigade” banning Christmas (see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=421213&in_page_id=1770 ) – is this accurate? – the Guardian offers another view – that this is a ‘phoney war’: http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1967368,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11 The National Secular Scoiety…

NEWSFLASH: The Christmas RPE Student meal is booked: It will be at the Balti on the Bath Road at 6pm on Wednesday 13th December. However – they do need some idea of numbers – so let the student reps know…

Those of you doing RPE101 (Philosophical and Ethical Arguing) may enjoy the argument examples at – using the words of MTV’s Beavis and Butthead (some of us are old enough to remember them)… Dave

Today’s Guardian has a piece entitled Heirs to the slavers – at – which looks at those whose ancestors were slave traders – and asks the views of a range of others – including Dizzee Rascal, Trisha (!) and…

Celebrity Buddhist watch, pt2: THe e-magazine, Zen Unbound has a table of celebrity Buddhist practitioners – and an estimation of the extent to which Buddhism is part of their lives… It is at Dave.