The Evolutionary Limits of Liberalism
Just published. Austrian Economicsclassical liberalismdemocracyEvolutionFilipe Nobre Fariapolitical economyPolitical philosophy
Just published. Austrian Economicsclassical liberalismdemocracyEvolutionFilipe Nobre Fariapolitical economyPolitical philosophy
Two of my pieces are appearing in this volume. I’m very pleased to be in such august company and John has done a terrific job of marshaling a veritable tsunami of Dennettalia. But speaking of exorbitant cover prices the listed price here really is steep, despite factoring in the chunky page count. And even if aimed at libraries, they too…
An argument presented by Alvin Plantinga yesterday at UBC. I’ll argue (1) that contemporary evolutionary theory is not incompatible with theistic belief, (2) that the main antitheistic arguments involving evolution together with other premises also fail, and (3) that naturalism, the thought that there is no such thing as the God of theistic religion or…
Watching Bryan Magee and Tony Quinton discussing Spinoza (and Leibniz) reminded me of a piece I did several years ago that was very pantheistic in its conclusion. Here is the first half or so. There’s something horribly plausible about Ralph’s arguments, religion arising out of man’s unique awareness of his own mortality. . . . In…
The intro to Liane’s paper. Other papers in this issue explore how cognition is shaped by the social matrix in which it is embedded. In this paper the reader is invited to take a step back and consider the dynamics that emerge when cognitive agents do not just learn from one another, but ‘put their own…
Here is the intro to Corey’s essay. Reading selectively through the spate of popular work on evolution and intelligent design by scientists and theists, as well as those such as Francis Collins who are both, one notes a strong current of bewilderment and annoyance with the “other side,” whoever that may be. (To Collins’s credit,…
Roger Scruton in the NYT column The Stone. CIVIL UNIONS AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPSEvolutionPESSIMISMPhilosophyRoger ScrutonSAME-SEX MARRIAGE
The latest issue of the eclectic JMB. American Psychological AssociationBehaviorChinese RoomChristianityCognitive scienceEvolutionjournal of mind and behaviorMind