Epistemology as a Matter of Evidence & Disagreement.
One naturalist writer by the name of Richard Feldman, a philosophy professor, dedicates a good chunk of his essay on the matter of evidence and whether or not people can […]
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Category Archives: Philosophy
Testing Historical Hypotheses & The Inference to the Best Explanation.
One implication of the lack of direct access to the past concerns the testability of historical hypotheses. The historian cannot perform experiments on his work like that of a scientist. And if […]
A Quick Look at Christian Ethics
Christian ethics is an ethical system that emphasizes an informed biblical theological approach to behaviour that is deemed either right or wrong. It focuses and guides Christians on dealing with […]
The Philosophy of Religion.
Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions. For example, “It involves all the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, logic, […]
Religious Epistemology
When it comes to religious belief there are several kinds of important epistemological questions. For example, what is the evidence for God’s existence? Are there good arguments for the existence […]
Evolutionary Ethics and Theology.
The Evolutionary Naturalist & His Ethics. The view that ethics is no more than the result of biological forces can be seen in the words of top thinkers. Philosopher James […]
Critique of Historical Relativism.
There are two basic objections that we have looked at. One being a lack of neutrality (which produces subjectivism), and the other that of a lack of direct access to […]
Human Knowledge, Tradition & Modern Realism.
The French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) and his “Cartesian” project attempted to determine how human beings could gain undeniable, concrete knowledge of the world. In other words, how could humans […]
Scientific Anti-Realism.
According to philosopher William Lane Craig “recently, however, postmodern relativism has invaded science as well, threatening to undermine the objectivity of the scientific enterprise. Old-line historical relativists prized the objectivity of science […]
Historical Realism.
Historical realism is the view that we can really study and know about history. Philosopher William Craig explains that “on the realist view such enterprises really do tell us something about […]
