Q&A #6 Free Will & Determinism

1. Read Paul Newall's article entitled "Free Will and Determinism":

http://www.galilean-library.org/site/index.php/page/index.html/_/essays/introducingphilosophy/13-free-will-and-determinism-r29

2. Research further as necessary the two concepts.

3. Question: are you a "compatibilist" or "incompatibilist"?  Explain.

4. Write 2 questions of your own.

Q&A #5 Patriotism

1. Read: Robert Jenson, “Goodbye to Patriotism":

http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/MiddleEast/TerrorInUSA/Patriotism.asp

Supplemental reading:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/patriotism/

2. Q: Do you agree or disagree with Jenson’s position?

3. Write two questions of your own.

Q&A #4 Naturalism v. Supernaturalism

1. Reading: Thomas Clark, “Naturalism vs. supernaturalism: how to survive the culture wars.”

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Naturalism+vs.+supernaturalism:+how+to+survive+the+culture+wars-a0147057303.

2. Do you agree with Clark that naturalism and supernaturalism can “coexist peacefully”?

3. Write two questions of your own.