Journeyman Philosopher

 This arose from an article I read in Philosophy Now (Issue 167, April/May 2025) by James R. Robinson, who developed his ideas while writin...

 I’ve written on this topic before, more than once, but one could write a book on it, and Yuval Noah Harari has come very close with his lat...

 In a not-so-recent post , I referenced Philosophy Now Issue 165 (Dec 2024/Jan 2025), which had the theme, The Return of God . However, its...

  Philosophy Now Issue 163 (Aug/Sep 2024) has as its theme, The Politics of Freedom . I’ve already cited an article by Paul Doolan in my la...

 The US election, just passed (5 Nov 2024) was a clear choice, because the 2 candidates couldn’t have been more different: in persona, backg...

 You may know of Raimond Gaita as the author of Romulus, My Father , a memoir of his childhood, as the only child of postwar European parent...

 Two posts ago, I published my submission to Philosophy Now 's Question of the Month, from 2 months ago: What are the limit of knowledge...

 At present there are 2 conflicts holding the world’s attention – they are different, yet similar. They both involve invasions, one arguably...

 Now there’s a provocative question, and the short answer is, No. Political leanings are more associated with personality traits than IQ, ac...

 I watched Chris Nolan’s 3hr movie, Oppenheimer , and then read the 600 page book it was based on, American Prometheus , by Kai Bird and Mar...

Good and evil are characteristics that imbue almost every aspect of our nature. It’s why it’s the subject of so many narratives, including m...

  Simple answer: I can’t. But this goes to the heart of a dilemma that seems to plague the modern world. It’s even been given a name: the po...

  Someone on FaceBook posted one of those inane questions:   If you could delete one thing in the world what would it be?   Obvious answers ...

There are many things that cause me some anguish at the moment, not least that Donald Trump could easily be re-elected POTUS in 2024, despit...