Terminology Tuesday: Principle of Sufficient Reason
Principle of Sufficient Reason: The claim that there must be an explanation for every positive fact, some reason why that fact obtains rather than not obtaining. This principle is
Book Review: The Christian God by Richard Swinburne
In The Christian God, Richard Swinburne examines basic metaphysical categories[1]. Only when that task is done does he turn to an analysis of divine properties, the divine nature,
Terminology Tuesday: Coherence Theory of Truth
Coherence theory of truth: A theory of knowledge that asserts that a given proposition or statement is true when it is consistent within a larger set of propositions also taken to
Book Review: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Brian Davies
Are there any reasons to believe that God exists? What is this being we call God? Is morality dependent on such a being? And is there life after death? While theology certainly tou
Terminology Tuesday: A posteriori, A priori
A posteriori, a priori: Terms used to refer to whether an assertion is dependent on experience (a posteriori) or independent of experience (a priori). For example, if one observes