Dr Stephen Law is the author of many popular introductions to philosophy, including
The Complete Philosophy Files, and The Philosophy Gym.
Stephen is available to give talks in schools on a wide variety of subjects, including all the philosophical topics on the A Level RS and Philosophy syllabi (from ontological arguments to morality without God). He also can present imaginative and engaging sessions on critical thinking and why we believe what we do. Bespoke sessions can be arranged (e.g. a recent session on philosophy in Lord of the Rings, focusing on Golum).
Fees: £350 for up to half a day; £500 for a full day (plus travel from Oxford).
Contact: email: think (AT) royalinstitutephilosophy.org (note 'of' is NOT in the email address).
Stephen researches and publishes in philosophies of religion, language,
and mind, and has a forthcoming book with Oxford University Press: The Evil God
Challenge.
He has debated many leading Christian evangelicals
including William Lane Craig, John
Lennox, Alister McGrath,
Stephen appears regularly on TV and radio - including on
the Closer to Truth TV series
in the US.
You can see Stephen's recent animation on evil (an ideal classroom resource) here.
You can see Stephen's recent animation on evil (an ideal classroom resource) here.
Testamonials
Nigel
Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy Bites podcast. ‘Stephen Law has
written some of the most engaging introductions to philosophy around.'
Dr. John Taylor, Cranleigh School.'Stephen Law is a tremendous communicator of philosophy to
young people. He has the rare gift of being able to make philosophy enjoyable
and accessible without ever dumbing it down. I'd recommend him highly to
anyone who wants their students to discover how philosophy can be
intellectually challenging but great fun at the same time.'
Hi Dr. Law,
ReplyDeleteAre you available for one-on-one Skype tutorials, akin in style to Oxford tutorials? I would like to discuss my essays one-on-one in the engaging, challenging Oxford tutorial manner with a philosophy professor.
Thanks,
Jack
Hi - yes in principle. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I missed this message. email me at think AT royalinstitutephilosophy.org
DeleteActually, my take-away from your short movie would be rather, that the God exits, but an eventual point of contention is whether this God is an evil one or a good one (or maybe a neutral one).
ReplyDeleteThe animation takes the existence of evil for granted, neither discusses nor proves it (this is somehow an original sin of the paradox of evil), equates it with suffering (which in many contexts, for example during a medical treatment, can be easily justified) and then uses such possibly disputable notion as a benchmark for eventual (in)validating the existence of God (I have also noticed this issue in the two side remarks in your recent very interesting piece on Wittgenstein in Aeon). But the existence of an objective good/evil seems to be even more problematic and difficult to prove than the existence of God.
Perhaps you should consider lack of evidence rather than tautological rhetoric. S. Law responded to my tweet reply:
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If anyone presents evidence of *anything* not physical or inseparable from it (energy-matter-information), a Nobel along with ~ a million dollars is likely. Supernaturals are speculations which are caloric & electrochemical like memories, feelings, thoughts, perceptions.