Tag: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?
Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery.
Mathematics and the God Hypothesis
There is a classical proof of God’s existence that uses universal concepts such as mathematics, proposed most prominently by St. Augustine.
Essence and Existence in Modern Science
St. Thomas laid the intellectual groundwork for modern natural science — the absolute distinction between existence and essence.
Claim: Evolution Proves Molinism, and Molinism Proves Evolution
Unfortunately, religion has infected science and the result is bad religion and bad science.
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.