We’re Living In The Best Possible World
Leibniz and the Best Possible World One of the classical arguments against the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good God is the fact that evil exists in the world. You don’t have to look far to see it –…
Plantinga’s Creation
Plantinga and Creationism A few weeks ago, an editor at MindPiff told me I could write about any topic I wanted “as long as you don’t go totally off the rails and write about ‘Why creationism is the best!’ or…
The Apparition of Time
McTaggart and the Unreality of Time The philosophy of time is an extraordinarily complex, confusing, yet fascinating topic. One of the most significant authors on the subject is John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart (yes, his name has “McTaggart” in there…
Is Life Just A Pendulum Of Suffering?
Schopenhauer’s Pessimism Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy challenges our conviction that life is inherently good. Life, Schopenhauer argues, is actually inherently bad. We may occasionally have good moments, but those are brief exceptions to the rule of otherwise constant suffering. While Schopenhauer…
A Paradox On Beginning and End
Unger and the Sorites Paradox Peter Unger is my favorite living philosopher. Like Peter Singer, he has argued that we are morally obligated to donate substantial amounts of money to famine relief organizations. Again like Singer, Unger has actually followed…
Will The Sun Rise Tomorrow?
Hume’s Induction The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy boldly opens its article on David Hume by describing him as “the most important philosopher ever to write in English.” Hume’s revolutionary thinking earned him this title which, along with his clear writing…
Singer and The Shirt Off His Back
Singer Peter Singer is arguably one of the most influential philosophers alive today – he has published over one hundred academic articles, dozens of books, and was recently named a “Companion of the Order of Australia,” one of Australia’s highest…
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