Lightbringers: A Philosophy Journal

An address to the Melbourne Unitarian Church, May 17, 2009

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

Service (opening words, reading, closing words) conducted on May 10, 2009 to an address by Michael Shaik, Public Advocate for Australians for Palestine.

Opening Words

The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the last century, but we would not have succeeded without the help of international pressure. There is no greater testament to the basic dignity of ordinary people everywhere than the divestment movement of the 1980s.

Presentation to the Melbourne Philosophy Forum, April, 2009 (I think)

Background

A philosophy of economics approaches the subject at a meta-level, integrating the discipline with being in general (ontology), the way that we know things (epistemology), and rational procedures (logic).

Normative economics is the study of economics in a way that includes value judgments. It includes:

Notes from the BBC Presentation for the Melbourne Philosophy Forum, Feb 1, 2009

Required Viewing: BBC Horizon, "Most of Our Universe Is Missing"

Programme Summary available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/missing.shtml

1.0 Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Philosophy

Address to the Melbourne Unitarian Church, January 18, 2009

What Is This Economic Crisis?

Service (opening words, reading, closing words). Address was given by Lyn Allison, former Senator and leader of the Australian Democrats. October 5, 2008, Melbourne Unitarian Church

Opening Words

There are many instances of religious persecution and national oppression, some of which lasted for centuries, some of which are on-going today.

Religious Freedom and Persecution

The International Workers Day and Rev. Stephen Fritchman

Crisis? What Crisis?

Presentation to the Melbourne Philosophy Forum, Oct 28, 2007 (I think)

"Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things."

"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

- Alice in Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

Introduction