Spinoza
November 24, 2024
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th century Dutch philosopher who laid the foundations for the Enlightenment.…
Kierkegaard
May 7, 2023
Philosophy usually suggests a striving for rationality and objectivity. But the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard…
How Relevant Is Jesus?
December 25, 2022
Some people think Jesus was the son of God, though many who are skeptical about…
Faith, Reason, and the Art of Living
January 31, 2016
It sounds plausible to require that all our beliefs be based on evidence and sound…
Good, Evil, and the Divine Plan
December 20, 2015
A theodicy is an explanation by a philosopher or theologian about why a world created…
Morality in a Godless World
March 29, 2015
Belief in God is thought by many to be the only possible source of morality,…
Pantheism
June 22, 2014
Pantheism is the doctrine that the world is either identical with God or an expression…
Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?
March 23, 2014
Tribal societies lived in a world of the sacred and profane, ritual and taboo. Is…
Atheism and the Well-Lived Life
July 14, 2013
Atheists don’t believe in God – does that mean they don’t find life meaningful? Are…
Humanism
July 29, 2012
Humanism as a movement arose with the Renaissance. It took powerful expression with the Enlightenment,…
Nihilism and Meaning
January 1, 2012
The ancients believed in an enchanted universe – a universe suffused with meaning and purpose.…
Worship
April 24, 2011
Worship is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for something. The attitude of…
Challenges to Free Will
March 6, 2011
We seem to be able to decide our behavior for ourselves – what we do…
Saint Augustine
November 22, 2009
The philosopher Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the most important figures in the…
Faith, Reason, and Science
August 2, 2009
Does faith obscure reason? Does reason obscure faith? Or perhaps their subject matters are different.…
Islamic Philosophy
July 12, 2009
Some of the many topics discussed in Islamic philosophy are the Qur’an, knowledge, dreams, justice,…
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