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“Historically, many of the greatest philosophers have argued that homosexual acts are morally objectionable.”

Posted on March 7, 2009 by

I haven’t posted for a while, because for the past month I’ve been deeply immersed in my dissertation. And it looks like I’ll be at that for a couple more months still. But something happened that I thought I needed … Continue reading →

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“An invention with no philosophy behind it is a curse.”

Posted on July 19, 2008 by

This week I finally saw the anime movie of Steamboy (Ôtomo, 2004). Philosophically, it isn’t all that deep. (It seems to be recyling Ôtomo’s same old Japanese nuclear bomb obsession exhibited more interestingly in 1988′s Akira.) But what it does … Continue reading →

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“This is our last goodbye…”

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Since I finished my one year teaching gig at Azusa Pacific University, I had to turn in my beautiful MacBook Pro yesterday. It was such a sad day that I listened to Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye” all day.

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Theodicy at the Movies

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

I am currently teaching a course at Azusa Pacific University on “God, Evil, and the Meaning of Life in Contemporary Cinema”. My approach to this course is based on the historical analysis of Susan Neiman and Julian Young. Neiman argues … Continue reading →

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