Thinker Profile: Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid (1710-1796): Scottish philosopher widely regarded as the founder of the school of Scottish realism, or Common Sense philosophy. Reid interpreted the philosophy of David
Philosopher Interview: Victor Reppert
Today’s interview is with Christian philosopher Victor Reppert, author of C. S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason. He talks about his backg
Terminology Tuesday: Mind-Body Problem
Mind-Body Problem: The difficulty of explaining how the mental activities of human beings relate to their living physical organisms. Historically, the most commonly accepted s
Terminology Tuesday: Determinism
Determinism: The view that all natural events, including human choices and actions, are the product of past states of affairs in accordance with causal necessity. Thus the det
Terminology Tuesday: Fact-Value Distinction
Fact-Value Distinction: In philosophy, the ontological distinction between what is (facts) and what ought to be (values). David Hume gave the distinction its classical formulation