A controversial view, but one I think is worth examining ( Read more... )

To put it simply, this danger arises from Enlightenment thinkers' insistence that truth and the consequences of truth be kept absolutely distinct -- both conceptually and emotionally. They should be kept so distinct because, logically, no assertion about the consequences (positive or negative) of a truth claim can have any implications for the ( Read more... )

Richard Dawkins candidly admits that he cannot live without some element of meaning. "They say to me, how can you bear to be alive if everything is so cold and empty and pointless? Well, at an academic level I think it is -- but that doesn't mean you can live your life like that." His solution runs headlong into the problem he's devoted his career ( Read more... )

Philosophy is the investigation into what rationality is, whether in belief or in judgment or in action. It follows that philosophy is the most dangerous subject, for getting the answer wrong to the question 'What is it to be reasonable?' is the most catastrophic of errors. Nowadays there are more and more philosophy (and English and anthro and ( Read more... )