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Are Nuclear Weapons a Necessary Evil? Part 2: An Introduction to the Applied Ethics of Nuclear Warfare
General Difficulty: A-Level, Undergraduate Series Introduction It is no exaggeration that August 6th 1945 saw one of the most horrific days in human history. At 8:15 in Hiroshima, Japan, a crew on the plane Enola Gay dropped the first-ever nuclear weapon, called ‘the Little Boy’. They watched as a whole…
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Are Nuclear Weapons A Necessary Evil? Part 1: A Brief History
Difficulty Level: General Series Introduction It is no exaggeration that August 6th 1945 saw one of the most horrific days in human history. At 8:15 in Hiroshima, Japan, a crew on the plane Enola Gay dropped the first-ever nuclear weapon, called ‘the Little Boy’. They watched as a whole city,…
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Problems With the Neurodiversity Paradigm: The Neurodiversity Paradigm, Kuhn and Autism Advocacy Part 4
Introduction Society has experienced a significant shift in its attitude towards Autism from Autism as a medical disorder to Autism as a part of the Neurodiversity Paradigm. Such attitudes have seen the abandonment of adverts that argue that Autism ‘kidnaps’ children to celebrities embracing their identity. However, the media has…
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What is the Medical Paradigm? The Neurodiversity Paradigm, Kuhn’s Theory of Paradigms And Autism Advocacy Pt 1
Introduction Society has experienced a significant shift in attitude towards Autism from Autism as a medical disorder to Autism as a part of the Neurodiversity Paradigm. Such attitudes have seen the abandonment of adverts that argue that Autism ‘kidnaps’ children to celebrities embracing their identity such as Fern Brady. However,…
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Did Descartes Sleep in an Oven? The Evidence for Descartes’s Dreams
Contents Introduction Imagine a cold November night in 1619. You are a soldier for the Dutch Army during the 30 Years War and stationed in Bavaria. To stay warm, you decide to crawl into an oven. While in there, you receive three visions from God about the underlying truths of…