Tag Archives: Karl Jaspers

About ‘Militant Modern Atheism’ and Religion

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Abstract: This essay first discusses the non-eliminable shortcomings (or vacuousness) found in the most vociferous versions of contemporary atheism as put forth in Philip Kitcher’s “Militant Modern Atheism”. The essay then proceeds to the problems which Kitcher’s preferred secular humanism … Continue reading →

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Selves, Subjects, and Reductionism

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

In a recent blog entry, John Wilkins denounces the notion of an existent self saying, “Humans have an insistent need for illusions. … The most interesting illusion to me is that we have selves. It is quite obvious to me … Continue reading →

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