I've recently finished an amazing philosophy book: Alvin Plantiga's God, Freedom, and Evil. It was incredible! Alvin Plantinga is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He's heralded on the back of the book as "one of the top Christian philosophers in the world today" (which, it should be noted, is different from a "Christian ( Read more... )

As my class in Kant took its course through the "Ideal of Pure Reason", the third and final chapter of the second book of the Transcendental Dialectic in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, I was once again catapulted into the subspace of Metaphysics concerning God. This is by far one of the most interesting parts of philosophy, in my humble opinion. ( Read more... )

It is a sad day for monogamously coupled homosexual Washington residents today. The Washington State Supreme Court (which I recently found out is elected btw) joined NY and a few southern states in deciding to uphold the state's Defense of Marraige Act (DOMA). I've been reading emails all day from Amazon's GLBT employees about it, and they've been ( Read more... )

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So here's my first official philosophy paper, if anyone cares to read it (I thought it was really interesting...):

In the first of his Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes proposes the skeptical scenario of the Evil Genius. He does this in an effort to purge from his mind all possibly ill-formed thoughts and unsound conclusions; he states ( Read more... )

From the Associated Press Article:
( Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches )

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I just came across this gem on the Cornell Coop webpage about ethics:
Accepting a job offer and then continuing your hunt for a better offer may seem like a "safe" option. On the other hand, you have made a commitment to an employer. That commitment implies that you have concluded your job search and will soon be a part of the organization. ( Read more... )

In my recent adventures in both job-hunting and girl-hunting, I've had an interesting epiphany: they're basically the same thing!

The job-hunting process begins with checking for availability. Everyone has that dream-company they really wish they could work for, but are pretty sure they wouldn't have a chance even if they tried. So the job-hunter ( Read more... )

The media noted that the words religious, Christian, even evangelical, are no longer just alongside the words abortion and gay marriage, but now alongside words like food stamps, health care, and education. Get used to it. When the politicians pat faith-based organizations on the back for doing such a wonderful job, they are now turning around and ( Read more... )