I’m behind on my blog-posting. So, while I struggle to get caught up, I thought I’d offer a recap of what’s come so far in this “Science, Mind, and God” series. I hope to post the next installment on Descartes soon, within the next few weeks. Part I: The New Atheists The series was motivated … Continue reading SCIENCE, MIND, AND GOD: Recap
Science, Mind, and God. Part IV: Plato
Not long ago I developed and taught a class on the so-called New Atheists, a group of thinkers who put out books around the same time (2004 – 2007) arguing against Western religion. I only taught the class twice, and two unexpected things happened in the course of my delving deeply into these authors and … Continue reading Science, Mind, and God. Part IV: Plato
SCIENCE, MIND, AND GOD. PART III: THE GREEKS DISCOVER THE COSMOS
Not long ago I developed and taught a class on the so-called New Atheists, a group of thinkers who put out books around the same time (2004 – 2007) arguing against Western religion. I only taught the class twice, and two unexpected things happened in the course of my delving deeply into these authors and … Continue reading SCIENCE, MIND, AND GOD. PART III: THE GREEKS DISCOVER THE COSMOS
PLATO ON TRUMP AND THE CORRUPTION OF TYRANTS
In a recent New York Times column, “The Revenge of the Lesser Trumps,” Frank Bruni talks about those who have been sucked into Trump’s orbit, fell out with him, and now are turning against him. He writes: The problem with being Donald Trump isn’t just being Donald Trump. It’s all the other, lesser Trumps around … Continue reading PLATO ON TRUMP AND THE CORRUPTION OF TYRANTS
Narratives and Our Ways of Knowing Part II: The Middle Ages
The question of knowledge is a very old problem, going back to the ancients. What we can know about the world, and how we know it, is a huge puzzle. Now, we all love to tell stories, to tell people about things that have happened to us—or even stuff that happened to others, if it … Continue reading Narratives and Our Ways of Knowing Part II: The Middle Ages
Plato’s Forms
I had a request to post more about Plato’s Forms. So, here you go, Jess! UNIVERSALS Plato’s theory of Forms is a proto-theory of universals. What are universals? They’re characteristics that individual things share. The quality of being blue, blueness, for instance, isn’t an individual thing. It’s a characteristic shared by many individuals. Universals also … Continue reading Plato’s Forms
Narratives and Our Ways of Knowing Part I: Plato’s Dialogues
Narratives and Our Ways of Knowing Part I: Plato’s Dialogues The question of knowledge is a very old problem, going back to the ancients. What we can know about the world, and how we know it, is a huge puzzle. Now, we all love to tell stories, to tell people about things that have happened … Continue reading Narratives and Our Ways of Knowing Part I: Plato’s Dialogues
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