Edward Feser’s claim that there can be no morality without Aristotelianism is silly. But should we continue to accept Aristotle’s metaphysics in the face of modern science anyway? The answer is no–and understanding why will help us understand modern science. Aristotle’s theory of change Aristotle’s metaphysics has two key components: his theory of change, and [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
CotG: hot sex on clouds edition
Posted by Chris Hallquist on March 9, 2009
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The 112th Carnival of the Godless is up at State of Protest. It includes a must-read post on questions about Islam answered by an ex-Muslim, including… If a male martyr receives 72 female virgins in heaven upon death my question is, what does a female martyr receive? Thanks. Also featured:answers to Lee Strobel’s questions for [...]
Carnivalia
Posted by Chris Hallquist on March 4, 2009
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*The 78th Philosopher’s Carnival is up at There Is Some Truth in That. *The 33th Humanist Symposium is up at VeryWide.net.
The Plantinga-Dennett debate
Posted by Chris Hallquist on March 4, 2009
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So, thanks to Ross Douthat I listened to the audio of the Plantinga-Dennett debate. Comments: First, the discussion of Plantinga’s claim that evolution is a problem for naturalism was a mess. Dennett’s objections weren’t clear, but then neither was Plantinga’s original argument. The two key claims were: (1) If human beings came about purely through [...]
Why philosophers shouldn’t be assumed scientifically competent
Posted by Chris Hallquist on March 2, 2009
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Later this week, I’m going to try to post something on the recent Plantinga-Dennett debate. I’m listening to the audio as I type this, actually. But until I finish the audio, a blog post inspired by one of the comments on the initial report: I don’t think the ‘Lots of people think God exists; so [...]