Minds to the Grindstone

I’ve often expressed my scepticism of “grand system” metaphysics or vision, and I rarely ever discuss or talk about “big picture” stuff. However, my friends and I have been reading…

Introduction I would like to write here a longer and sustained observation on what I perceive to be the fundamental limits of Christian Nationalism, especially as articulated by Stephen Wolfe,…

So I have discussed before whether non-Christians can use the word “God” or any other equivalents to refer to God via analytic philosophy distinction on sense and reference. I want…

I would like to do something I’ve not done in some time: indulge in a bit of idle higher order metaphysical speculation, drawing from two books and theories I read…

I’ve mentioned Josiah Tucker some years back, a sadly neglected and obscure political and economic thinker who lived in the late 18th century. Generally considered on the side of the…

Moral luck is a theme I’ve touched on frequently and it is the philosophical claim that we can be morally responsible for acts which are beyond our control. Arguments for…

Pelagianism, like most theological systems where the victors have written the history, is probably one of the most misunderstood system in the theological world. One has to be clear that…

(1) There are no moral facts or truths. (2) There exists divine imperatives and statements of the divine will/desire. (3) God has annexed various effects (whether by promise, providence, or…

Introduction and Main Thesis In an earlier post I quote Rowan Williams discussion on the “hypocrite” as scripted characters who loves to play their public role, in this post I…

We are all familiar with the long tradition of social contractarian thinking which has pervaded Western civilisation, having a distinct expression during the Early Modern period with Locke, Hobbes and…

So recently I was making the argument that the average Englishman likely has no sapience, they are more akin to a computer, a robot, or at best an animal, who…