philosophy

[If it is still the Lord's Day in your timezone, please return to this discussion tommorow] Recently, a meme was shared in the chat in which the text "I want Reformed Epistemology" and subsequently "I said Reformed Epistemology" was displayed along images of Thomas Aquinas, Cornelius Van Til...

While learning about modern theories of game development, I came across the book The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia by Bernard Suits (1925-2007), first published in 1978. It is a philosophy book that revisits Aesop's fable of the Grasshopper and the Ants, asking what if the Grasshopper was...

Hello everyone, I've been taking (and really enjoying) an intro to systematic theology course at WTS, the prolegomena specifically. It has, however, made me realize that I am woefully lacking in knowledge about philosophy in general. I know very little about classic Greek philosophy and even...

God has created beauty into so much that is around us. In some respect it is an end in itself: that something is beautiful is the only justification one needs to look at it, receiving pleasure in doing so. Yet what is beauty? What is that which is common between a beautiful sight and...

Hello all, I have recently bought the E-book of R.C Sproul's "Choosen by God", and I have read the first two chapters ("The Struggle" and "Predestination and the Sovereignty of God"). Now, while I did find the things written there to be useful reminders of things (and one can really hear...

Where did the Reformed in her classical era agree and disagree with Aquinas? In light of the surge of Protestant interest in Aquinas, this new webpage with an Intro is a large reference list, going through the whole gamut of theology, juxtaposing Aquinas with Reformed Orthodox theologians on...

All things come from somewhere, nothing comes from nowhere. All creation comes from God or it does not. If God is sovereign over all things, and created all things, then most certainly sin must have also been created. Objection to the creation of sin: "God simply ‘allowed’ sin into existence."...

What podcasts do y'all recommend? I'm mostly looking for things in the realm of theology, cultural commentary, philosophy, apologetics, etc. If you have one outside of this wheelhouse, I'm good to hear that, too.

Hello friends, I first heard about Carl Jung in my Doctrine and Christian History classes in which he was introduced as a neo-gnostic occultist. Following my own research I discovered that he was born into a Christian home, but rejected the faith and started to worship Abraxas (gnostic god)...

G'day Mates. I am 17 years-old and I am currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts Program at a secular university. The program allows students to major in two subjects. I am currently majoring in Philosophy and have yet to confirm my second major (although, I must say, Classical Languages...

I began studying a book on social science research methods. According to the book, one of the components that helps a researcher to decide whether to do a quantitative or qualitative research is his or her philosophical worldview; I agree with that. Moreover, the book introduces some worldviews...

Hello brothers, I'll be taking Ethics in college. Students from various courses will be taking it. I always feel I have a responsibility to defend my faith in class if it so happens that a certain debate might need my input. So, I would like to receive advice and references to articles that...

Hi all, I'm keen to hear some ideas that you might have for an Mdiv thesis in the discipline of Philosophy of Religion? Are there particular areas that haven't had much research? Thanks!

On my online Anthropology of Religion class, we will discuss and debate ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and the difference between the two. By the way, those who responded to my last post on Anthropology of Religion helped me greatly. I already exposed the limits of the scientific method...

I would appreciate it if someone could offer me some advice on witnessing to an atheist friend of mine. We've known each other for a couple of years now, & have debated this subject numerous times in the past. They haven't even read the Bible yet, & my insistence thus far has been for them to...

First of all, I'm sorry my first post is such a long one. I know that there are some very smart people who contribute on this site - much smarter than myself. And as iron sharpens iron, I wanted to get a few shaves of iron against my political views of late. I have been a Republican, then...