In my previous post, Does Abortion Benefit the Fetus? A Critique of Himma Part 1, I discussed Kenneth Einar Himma’s argument that even if a fetus is a human being, laws permitting feticide are compatible with the harm principle.I elaborated an important objection to Himma’s argument, an objection articulated by Mark Murphy, which appeals to [...]
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Does Abortion Benefit the Fetus? A Critique of Himma Part 2
December 24th, 2009 8 Comments
Tags: Abortion · Augustine · David Boonin · Eschatology · Feticide · Infanticide · Kenneth Einar Himma · Lalia Williamson · Mark Murphy
Does Abortion Benefit the Fetus? A Critique of Himma Part 1
December 18th, 2009 7 Comments
This series was developed from the paper I gave to the Auckland STAANZ Conference: Eschatology and Pneumatology.
In Is Abortion Liberal? I suggested that one cannot simultaneously affirm the harm principle, accept that a fetus is a human being, and support permissive abortion laws. If abortion is homicide then it harms a human being, and the [...]
Tags: Abortion · Alan Donagan · Augustine · Eschatology · Feticide · Kenneth Einar Himma · Mark Murphy
Auckland STAANZ Conference: Eschatology and Pneumatology UPDATED
November 18th, 2009 10 Comments
[ 19 November 2009 9:00 am to 20 November 2009 5:30 pm. ] The Systematic Theology Association in Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ ) are this week holding a conference in Auckland focusing on eschatology and pneumatology.
What: STAANZ Conference on Eschatology and Pneumatology
When: Thursday 19 November – Friday 20 November 9:00am-5:30 pm
Where: Ponsonby Baptist Church, 43 Jervois Rd, Auckland
Cost: $15
Pre-conference prayer will be held at [...]
Tags: Eschatology · Ethics · Feticide · Kenneth Einar Himma · Pneumatology · STAANZ · Theology
