Knowledge and Proof I overheard this discussion today (only slightly fictionalized): Tim: You can do what is right without being able to prove it is right, otherwise 98% of people would not be able …
Reason and Faith
I recently gave a talk titled "What is Reason?" This might seem very abstract and it is. I am asking for a definition of "reason" in itself, not reason as defined by how it is used by some humans. …
The Value of Philosophy
For one of my classes we read Bertrand Russell's The Value of Philosophy. In this work he considers a number of benefits that come from the study of philosophy. The one he especially emphasizes is …
Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
From one of my lectures: Hume's "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" involve three fictional speakers named Philo, Demea, and Cleanthes. These three discuss natural theology, or what can be …
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