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April 2016

April 24, 2016
Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is one of the most powerful books I've read...
April 01, 2016
An interesting read from author and astrophysicist Mario Livio. Unlike the title's suggestion, the text...

November 2015

November 16, 2015
For Aquinas, knowledge begins with sense perception. ‘Our natural knowledge takes its beginning from sense. Therefore...

October 2015

October 11, 2015
A surprising quote from Bryan Magee, one of my favorite historians and commentators of philosophy....

August 2015

August 09, 2015
Concealed revelation - its's about the nature of God as comprehended by the limits of...

July 2015

July 07, 2015
It was more like a vacation among friends - Adam and his wife Elizabeth stayed...

June 2015

June 30, 2015
"Theology on Tap". It has a nice ring to it. I'm still not sold on...
June 22, 2015
It's unsurprising that Aquinas drew from Aristotle to synthesize natural theology with Christianity (Aquinas frequently...

May 2015

May 31, 2015
One of my favorites from Whitman, I remember coming across it vividly by way of...
May 03, 2015
A masterpiece and must-read for those with an interest in the philosophical concept of God...

March 2015

March 23, 2015
A gem from Etienne Gilson, an amazing historian of philosophy with an existential Thomistic flair....

January 2015

January 31, 2015
Another great one from one of my favorite philosophers, Karl Popper, a self-proclaimed "critical rationalist":...
January 18, 2015
To Aristotle and classical theists (a club which I am a proud member), God is...

December 2014

December 15, 2014
A gem from author and philosopher David Bentley Hart on the concept of God and...

November 2014

November 08, 2014
Descartes, one of the most celebrated mathematicians and philosophers of all time. A believer (Catholic),...

October 2014

October 30, 2014
One of my favorite philosophers, Karl Popper, on his belief in a "Third World". “I...
October 16, 2014
One of my favorite quotes from the "Father of Existentialism"; not an argument against objective...

September 2014

September 15, 2014
A masterpiece on the parallels of doctrinal development in physics and Christianity. And who better...

August 2014

August 17, 2014
It's a highly polarizing subject. Origins and the interpretation of Genesis. Let's start with the...

June 2014

June 10, 2014
A philosophical giant. Russell's whit is undeniable. With a unique ability to tackle complex and...
June 01, 2014
It was a sight to see. Catholics, Christians, deists, agnostics, and atheists - all sharing...

May 2014

May 20, 2014
I hesitate to call it a "debate". For the obvious reason, the word typically implies...
May 16, 2014
This is a follow up to "Alone at the Table". The theme is somewhat different,...

April 2014

April 24, 2014
Not natural theology, natural teleology... Say what? Like the teleological argument, just no God. That’s...
April 01, 2014
 A great read. Two heavy -weight philosophers of mind, Alvin Plantinga and Daniel Dennett, both...

March 2014

March 21, 2014
Once upon a time, there was a theist… Wait, let’s start at the beginning. The...
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