This video discusses Aristotle's four causes
This video discusses Aristotle's four causes
In this video, I review "Death, Nothingness, and Subjectivity," by Thomas Clark.
Thomas Clark, "Death, Nothingness, and Subjectivity" https://naturalism.org/philosophy/death/death-nothingness-and-subjectivity
Class and resemblance nominalisms both claim that having a property is nothing more than being a member of a class, but classes are identical if coextensive, so that would mean properties would be identical if coextensive. Isn’t it possible to have two properties that are coextensive but not identical?
Sophie Allen, "Properties: A Critical Introduction"
J.P. Moreland, "Universals"
Modal realism is the view that possible worlds are real. Why would we believe this is true? How plausible is it?
Class nominalism is the view that properties are nothing more than class membership.
J.P. Moreland, "Universals"
In this video, I interview theologian Chester Delagneau about his version of the metaethical Divine Motivation Theory.
Is reality and illusion? Would you plug into the experience machine? What's the difference between primary and secondary qualities? We explore these ideas and more in this movie review.
In this video, I interview theologian Chester Delagneau about his version of the metaethical Divine Command Theory.
Intuitionists think that you can't define 'good,' but that you can know basic moral truths through intuition.
G.E. Moore, "Principia Ethica"
W.D. Ross, "The Right and the Good"
H. Sidgwick, "The Methods of Ethics"
Harry J. Gensler, "Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction"
Prescriptivism is the view that any moral claim is really just a command. There is no truth value to moral claims, but that doesn't mean we can't reason morally.
Harry J. Gensler, "Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction"
R.M. Hare, "Freedom and Reason"