Philosophy

This the article just published at www.PhilosophyOfReligion.org What can philosophy of religion offer to the modern university? Quick answer: Teach an experiential philosophy of living in truth, beauty, and goodness. A new opportunity on the horizon builds upon one of philosophy’s classical …

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Hope occupies a place on the spectrum of confidence ranging from despair to radiant assurance.  Despair implies that hope has vanished.  Radiant assurance is beyond hope, which implies a degree of uncertainty.[1] This reflection on our attitudes toward the future begins with a look at our …

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Incan brain surgery When one part of the brain is damaged, sometimes another part eventually takes over its function. I think something analogous can happen in a person's philosophy. Here are two paragraphs that I just cut out of my book manuscript, partly because they seemed too difficult, but …

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A majority of philosophers today criticize “essentialism” in gender theory as an error that uses traditional cultural stereotypes to define men and women in ways that are needlessly narrow and harmful in their application. I believe that there are many examples of gender stereotypes that merit the …

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