My recent post, “Evolution and Ethics,” elicited a particularly thoughtful response from an expert in the field. He began by suggesting further readings on the subject including: Continue reading More on Evolution and Ethics
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Summary of Jaron Lanier’s “Who Owns the Future?”
Jaron Lanier‘s recent book, Who Owns the Future?
Review of Dionne, Mann, & Ornstein’s, “One Nation After Trump”
I just finished One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported
Summary of Existentialism
[We are] condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, [we are] responsible for everything [we do.] ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. Continue reading Summary of Existentialism
Evolution, Ethics, Hope, and Religion
Trees and Bushes
There are many issues surrounding the connection between evolution and: progress, ethics, hope, or religion. For instance, some Darwinists and philosophers think of the evolution of species as progressive, that some animals have increased in complexity over time thus resulting in, for instance, bigger brains. But Darwin generally used the term “descent with modification” which doesn’t connate progress. Continue reading Evolution, Ethics, Hope, and Religion