December, 2023 - Rationale Magazine

29 Dec

The legend of the first Christmas and ‘sodomites’

There is an obscure medieval legend that says once upon a time in Bethlehem a child was born whose holiness was so great it required th...

25 Dec

History

Marcus Aurelius and stoic politics

31/01/2024
By Paul Monk
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Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) was one of the so-called Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire – and the last of them – and a stoic philo...

20 Dec

Science & Health

Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress

20/12/2023
By Michael Dickson
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The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid to self-improvem...

17 Dec

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

16 Dec

Ethics & Religion

Leslie Cannold: Setting the record straight on beliefs about religious moral superiority

31/01/2024
By Leslie Cannold
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This is the foreword that appears in the newly published volume of the Religiosity in Australia series, by Neil Francis. What...

14 Dec

Science & Health

The real work of science communicators

17/12/2023
By Heather Bray
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A stir went through the Australian science communication community last month, caused by an article with the headline 'Science commu...

11 Dec

Ethics & Religion

Christian dominionism: Follow the money

13/03/2024
By Chrys Stevenson
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This article is based on a speech given by the author at the Secularism Australia Conference on 2 December in Sydney. For all...

08 Dec

Letters to the Editor

The case for a new form of censorship

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

04 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

What philosophers say on the question of having children

04/12/2023
By Lena Springer
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Parenthood has traditionally been considered the normal outcome of growing up – a side-effect of reaching maturity. Across Europe and t...

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