Tag: metaphysics
“Emergence” and the Soul
Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind.
Descartes’s Blunder
What is it that we are most sure of? It’s a fundamental question, the object of philosophical analysis for millennia.
On Atheism and Morality, Study Confirms Voltaire?
Of the various questions raised in the theist/atheist debate, here’s one that has, I believe, occasioned more witless commentary than any other.
What Is Form?
Materialism is an impoverished perspective on nature, and it creates, rather than solves, problems in metaphysics and science.
What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective
Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature.