What is intuition and how does it relate to reason? I talk about reason and common ground in my talk here. In the comments there is a discussion about how to define reason and distinguish it from …
Upcoming Event
I'm very excited to be attending the Evangelical Philosophical Society next week in Denver. I will be moderating a session with Daniel Bonevac (professor of philosophy, UT Austin). We will be …
Dialogue: Necessary Conditions for Thought and Discussion
Final update: The conversation ended with Spencer in self-referential absurdity. I post the dialogue here so that I and others can use it as an illustration in teaching. It is an example similar to …
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Naturalism
Naturalism, or material monism (materialism), says that there exists only one kind of being, matter (broadly defined as extended and non-conscious and therefore includes some contemporary terms like …
What is Philosophy?
https://youtu.be/rVVay6ZWwAM So what is philosophy? What will you be studying if you're taking a philosophy class, and what's the purpose of looking at philosophy? Defining the 5 …
