Tag: materialism
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.
Egnor Versus Shallit: Can Brains Learn?
Egnor he nails it by noting that Shallit, not uniquely, falls victim to the mereological fallacy.
On Rosh Hashanah, a Note on Origins and Evidence
The origin and nature of man should be important to any thoughtful human being, of any religion or none.
Darwin’s Rhapsody
“Evolution” in its deepest sense is a foundational metaphysical commitment, not a scientific theory that one could test.