Tag: causation
Trends in Philosophy of Science: What Does “Semantic Information” Mean?
Theorists hope to alleviate a deficiency in Shannon information theory, which dealt only with the structure of a communication, not its semantics.
Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment
A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete.
Ignoring Other Research, New Study Explains (Away) the Origin of New Body Plans
Recently, a team of British paleontologists added a new pseudo-explanation.
Intelligent Design and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Intelligent Evolution — Different Yet the Same
Wallace was the co-discoverer with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by natural selection. He later broke with Darwin over the question of teleology.
The Five Arguments Stand: Response to a Critic on Aquinas and Evolution
In my book, I argue that Thomas Aquinas’ teaching cannot be reconciled with theistic evolution.