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Agnosticism, Atheism, Deism, Determinism/Free Will, Existentialism, Heaven/Hell, Humanism, Logical Fallacies, Nihilism, Pantheism, Postmodernism, Relativity, Separation of Church and State, Space/Time

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Agnosticism

Title Author
What is an Agnostic? Bertrand Russell
About Agnosticism Dennis
Agnosticism Defined Glenn Everett & George P. Landow
What is Agnosticism? H. J. Blackham
Evangelical Agnosticism William Henry Young
Thee Agnostic Jefferson's Diary
I'm an Agnostic & an Atheist Kim Shultz
My Agnostic Beliefs  unknown


 

Atheism

Title Author
Defining Atheism George H. Smith
The Presumption of Atheism Antony Flew
The Meaning of Atheism Emanuel Haldeman-Julius
Humanity's Gain From Unbelief Charles Bradlaugh
The Necessity of Atheism The Atheism Pages
God, Atheism, and Incompatibility: The Argument from Nonbelief Philip Kuchar
Nonbelief vs. Lack of Evidence Theodore Drange
God and Moral Autonomy James Rachels
Atheism, Agnosticism, Noncognitivism Theodore M. Drange
The Philosophy of Atheism  Emma Goldman
Moral Realism and Infinite Spacetime Imply Moral Nihilism  Quentin Smith
A Moral Argument for Atheism Raymond D. Bradley
Is God Good By Definition?  Graham Oppy
The Freewill Argument For the Nonexistence of God Dan Barker
A Disproof of God's Existence Michael Martin
Causation and the Logical Impossibility of a Divine Cause Quentin Smith


 

Deism

Title Author
The Gender of God John Armstrong
The Deist Roots of the USA Robert L. Johnson
The Beauty of Deism Robert L. Johnson
Why I Am a Deist Unknown
My Metamorphosis From Priest to Deist Raymond Fontaine
A History of Deism Terry Matthew, P.H.D.
On Miracles Ethan Allen


 

Determinism/Free Will

Title Author
Determinism & Freedom Philosophy - The Terminology unknown
Lecture Notes on Determinism & Free Will Prof. Norman Swartz
Determinism, Free Will, Indeterminism Several Authors
Determinism - An Essay Peter Gill
Interactivity, Plot, Free Will, Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, and Temporal Irreversibility unknown
The Free Will/Determinism Paradox Edwin E. Ott
Free Will & Determinism Paul Newall
Autonomy In Determinism Dieter Wandschneider
Compatibilism unknown
Compatibilism: A Sketch unknown
Essay on Determinism & Free Will James Clerk Maxwell
The Free Will/ Determinism Glossary Bob and Gretchen Passantino
Free Will vs Determinism The Philosophy Shop
Against Compatibilism: Compulsion, Free Agency and Moral Responsibility William Ferraiolo
The Nature of Freewill Peter Voss
Arguments for Incompatibilism Kadri Vihvelin


 

Existentialism

Title Author
The Realm of Existentialism unknown
The Philosophy of Existentialism unknown
Existentialism Steven Crowell
The Ethics of Absolute Freedom David Banach
Existentialism  Robert Jones
Existentialism Georg Lukács
An Overview of Existentialism unknown
Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, Existentialism Prof. Donald L. Carveth


 

Heaven/ Hell

Title Author
Overcoming the Fear of Hell Stuart Fulton
Exposing the Myth Of Hell Phil Stahl
The Case Against Hell Mercy Aiken
Where is Hell? unknown
Christian Myths & Urban Legends unknown
Gentle Godlessness: Part Eight Paul O'Brien


 

Humanism

Title Author
What is Humanism: An Overview Frederick Edwords
Humanism, Reason, And The Arts Frederick Edwords
The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto Edwin H. Wilson
The Affirmations of Humanism unknown
Humanism & The Humanist Manifestos unknown
The Humanist Philosophy In Perspective Frederick Edwords
10 Myths About Secular Humanism Matt Cherry & Molleen Matsumura
Positive Humanism Gerald A. Larue, Ph.D.
Humanism and Existentialism James A. Haught


 

Logical Fallacies

Title Author
Debating 101: Logical Fallacies unknown
The Art of Debate unknown
Logical Arguments and Inference Garth Kemerling
Logical Fallacies The Nizkor Project
Logic, Debate, & Apologetics A.S.A. Jones
Logical Fallacies & The Art of Debate unknown
Cultural Relativity and the Logic of Philosophy James Dye


 

Nihilism

Title Author
Nihilism Defined  unknown
Life After Death, Nihilism, and Modern Philosophy unknown
Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose
Marx/Nietzsche: Nihilism, Revolution and the Eternal Returning Elizam Escobar
Nihilism and the End of Law Prof. Phillip E. Johnson


 

 Pantheism

Title Author
Pantheism Overview unknown
Pantheism: A Way of Viewing Ourselves, Our World, & Our Universe unknown
Scientific Pantheism: Reverence of Nature and Cosmos Paul Harrison
The Spiritual Experience of Nature & the Cosmos Gary Suttle
Pantheism unknown
Einstein the Pantheist Paul Harrison


 

 Postmodernism

Title Author
Introduction into Postmodernism  Prof. Mary Klages
Postmodernism: Rearranging the Furniture of the Universe  Fayaz Chagani
About Postmodernism unknown
The Postmodern, Postmodernism, Postmodernity unknown
Postmodernism & Its Critics Shannon Weiss & Karla Wesley
An Introduction to Postmodernism Matt Kelley


 

Relativity

Title Author
Reflections on Relativity unknown
Reality, Mind, & Language as Field, Wave & Particle Prof. Matisoff, Malkiel, and Sawyer
A Few Inferences from the General Theory of Relativity unknown
Special Relativity unknown
History of Science: Relativity Prof. Fred L. Wilson
How Special Relativity Works HSW
Thermodynamics & Relativity: A True Explanation of their Connection Jean-Louis Tane
Relativity Tutorial Edward L. Wright


 

Separation of Church & State

Title Author
Our Godless Constitution Brooke Allen
Religion in Public Schools and the Legal/Off-Courtroom Strategies of the Christian Right unknown
One Nation, Under God - Indicative of a Larger Problem Ethan Young
History & Overview of Church/State Separation unknown
Secularism 101: Defining Secularism George Jacob Holyoake
The Fall of Religion in Europe Frank Bruni
Before the Court Ruled - Were They Really the Good Ole' Days? American Atheists
Religious Freedom: What's At Stake Janet Brazille
God in the Constitution Robert G. Ingersoll
The Christian Nation Myth Farrel Till
How Intelligent Design Creationism Is Wedging Its Way into the Cultural and Academic Mainstream Barbara Forrest, Ph.D.
Bible Believers Should Oppose School Prayer Rick Lott
Religion War Scott Adams
The Case Against School Prayer FFRF
Electing Atheists Into Political Office Edward Tabash
Church/State  Separation Issues in Federal Government various


 

Space/Time

Title Author
Space/Time Continuum: A Thesis David Faige
Space Time & Eternity unknown
Time, Eternity, & Quantum Mechanics Rob Sheldon, PhD
Traveling Through Time Clifford Pickover
The Concept of Infinity Hector Parr
The Collapse of the Universe & The Reversal of Time Hector Parr
Phantom Energy & Cosmic Doomsday Caldwell,  Kamionkowski,  Weinberg
How Will the Universe End? Michael D. Lemonick
New Theory Ends Universe By Shredding Everything Robert Roy Britt
Mysteries of the Universe Timeline PBS
The Expanding Universe unknown
The Reality of Antimatter Robert Roy Britt
Matter, antimatter, & the Origin of Everything Michelle Thaller

 

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