Rationality vs MythologyBased on my last post, you may think that rationality is the underlying bedrock of every non-trivial thing that we say or do. It seems…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Can the Truth be whatever you want?There was a self-improvement course I remember seeing ads for that had the intriguing tagline “Create the Reality Your Prefer!”Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Selves and Greedy ReductionismThe simplified view of our consciousness and our selves is not one that is typically accepted by philosophers, or at least the ones I’ve…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Free WillIt’s something that I’ve been ruminating about since high school: just how much control do we have over our lives? That got me to the more…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Truth as WillNietzsche, in his notebooks, suggest a pretty radical outlook on Truth. He rejects a lot of rationalism, and even the sense of cause and…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
Feelings and TruthWhen people talk about Truth, they come at it from two different ways, either discussing a rational, unemotional approach, or a high…Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
Truth in the Time of COVID-19Most people these days feel we are living in a time of crisis. For some (in my experience most), it’s a public health crisis. We are…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Truth vs What We WantThere’s a popular notion among New Age circles that we create our truths, and the world conforms to our beliefs. A somewhat weaker notion…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020