“The alternatives are not placid servitude on the one hand and revolt against servitude on the other. There is a third way, chosen by thousands
The topic of nihilism raises two important questions. “What do we mean by nihilism?” “What are the consequences of nihilism?” (Is it a disease or
Even people who are inclined to believe in a universal, objective foundation for morality are sometimes prone to the impression that in certain situations invoking
“The prohibition on bettering by worsening seems to me to lie at the core of any adequate social morality.” David Gauthier, 2013 In may 2011, the York
One of the complaints about science is that it does not offer any moral guidance. It can describe reality and causal relationships but it does
While debates about free will remain prevalent in theology, philosophy, and the popular imagination, the concept of free will does not do any meaningful work
In his little book ‘Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction‘ Ken Binmore writes: Real people seldom think rational thoughts about whether to vote or not.
The Summer 2012 issue of the Independent Review features my review essay (PDF) of Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has
Nobel Prize winner Jacques Monod concludes his seminal essay on the natural philosophy of modern biology, Chance and Necessity (1970), with a chapter of reflections