By: Jason|03 March, 2011|Categories: Metaphysics|Tags: determinism . materialism . Naturalism . Paul Copan . richard dawkins . theism
Can the naturalist believe in the rationality of her beliefs if they are determined by non-rational, material forces? Paul Copan discusses his recent interaction with Richard Dawkins on this question.
Read more »By: Jason|16 November, 2009|Categories: Science & History|Tags: Charles Darwin . eugenics . evolution . materialism . Naturalism . social darwinism . violence
A recent article at the Times Online suggests a link between Darwin’s theory and violence.
Read more »By: Jason|10 November, 2009|Categories: Philosophy of Science|Tags: consciousness . materialism . Michael Lockwood . philosophy of mind
Let me begin by nailing my colours to the mast. I count myself a materialist, in the sense that I take consciousness to be a species of brain activity. Having said that, however, it seems to me evident that no description of brain activity of the relevant kind, couched in the currently available languages of physics, physiology, or functional or…
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