Journeyman Philosopher

 Someone on Quora asked me a question about simultaneity with respect to Einstein’s special theory of relativity (SR), so I referenced a 30m...

Even though this is a philosophy blog, my knowledge of Western philosophy is far from comprehensive. I’ve read some of the classic texts, li...

 I’m currently reading Black Holes and Time Warps; Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy by Kip A. Thorne, published in 1994. Despite the subject ma...

This is a question I’ve never seen asked, let alone answered. I think there are good reasons for that, which I’ll come to later.   The lates...

 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...