A number of fantastic and friendly individuals recently posted a response to my post on problems for classical theism. In this post, I respond to each of them in turn.
Read more “A Plethora of Problems Reconsidered: Discussing Classical Theism”
A Plethora of Prima Facie Problems for Classical Theism
As the title suggests, this post is not some decisive refutation of classical theism. Definitely not. Classical theism is a formidable, fruitful, and deeply intellectually respectable research program. Rather, it is a short post presenting a number of prima facie (i.e. at first glance; upon first inspection; seems or appears true on the face of it) problems for classical theism.
Read more “A Plethora of Prima Facie Problems for Classical Theism”
Media Appearances!
If you haven’t checked them out already, check out the two following videos!
Discussion with Graham Oppy and Josh Rasmussen on the nature of ultimate reality:
My critical appraisal of Cameron Bertuzzi’s three proofs of God’s existence:
I hope they serve you!
Author: Joe
Email: NaturalisticallyInclined@gmail.com
Play-Doh and Classical Theism: A Tension?
Introduction
Suppose you work at a Play-Doh factory. Suppose further you work in the “red division”, the part of the factory dedicated to creating, forming, and packaging red Play-Doh. All you see every day is red Play-Doh coming out of the machines.
Media Appearance: Discussing Existential Inertia
I had the privilege of discussing some of my recent research on existential inertia with my friend Micah on Youtube. Here is the link. Enjoy!
An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Quantifier Shifts and the Gap Problem (Part 7)
It is important to understand the background of the argument before undertaking an analysis of objections, so if you have not checked them out, I would suggest reading Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6. For each objection, I shall explicate the reasoning behind the objection, followed by an “assessment” section which evaluates the efficacy of the objection in question. Without further ado, let’s examine the fifth and sixth criticisms leveled against Aquinas. Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Quantifier Shifts and the Gap Problem (Part 7)”
An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: On Infinity (Part 6)
It is important to understand the background of the argument before undertaking an analysis of objections, so if you have not checked them out, I would suggest reading Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. For each objection, I shall explicate the reasoning behind the objection, followed by an “assessment” section which evaluates the efficacy of the objection in question. Without further ado, let’s examine the fourth criticism leveled against Aquinas. Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: On Infinity (Part 6)”
An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Metaphysical Bootstrapping (Part 5)
It is important to understand the background of the argument before undertaking an analysis of objections, so if you have not checked them out, I would suggest reading Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. For each objection, I shall explicate the reasoning behind the objection, followed by an “assessment” section which evaluates the efficacy of the objection in question. Without further ado, let’s examine the third criticism leveled against Aquinas. Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Metaphysical Bootstrapping (Part 5)”
An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Quantum Mechanics Contra the Causal Principle? (Part 4)
It is important to understand the background of the argument before undertaking an analysis of objections, so if you have not checked them out, I would suggest reading Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. For each objection, I shall explicate the reasoning behind the objection, followed by an “assessment” section which evaluates the efficacy of the objection in question. Without further ado, let’s examine the second criticism leveled against Aquinas. Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Quantum Mechanics Contra the Causal Principle? (Part 4)”
An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Eternalism Contra Act and Potency? (Part 3)
In the following parts of the series, I will present and assess the merits of a number of objections to Aquinas’ argument. It is important to understand the background of the argument before undertaking an analysis of objections, so if you have not checked them out, I would suggest reading Part 1 and Part 2. For each objection, I shall explicate the reasoning behind the objection, followed by an “assessment” section which evaluates the efficacy of the objection in question. Without further ado, let’s examine the first criticism leveled against Aquinas. Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Eternalism Contra Act and Potency? (Part 3)”