Journeyman Philosopher

This is prompted by another article in Philosophy Now (Issue 169, Aug/Sep 2025) on Karl Popper, titled Popper, Science & Democracy wri...

 I was going to post this on Facebook and still might, but I think my blog a more apposite home.   Evil arises out of complacency, which is ...

 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...