Category Archives: Philosophy

Cycles and Stages of Civilization

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Steven Yates

Cycles and Stages of Civilization – furthers the statement that the Third Stage is dying, that the Fourth Stage cannot replace it, we cannot simply go back, and so we must pave the way for building a Fifth Stage of civilization. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Worldview, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going? | Tagged Auguste Comte, Christianity, Cycles of Civilization, John Bagot Glubb, Law of Three Stages, Modernity, modernity and postmodernity, OOPARTS, Sir John Bagot Glubb | Leave a comment

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 6)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Steven Yates

“Materialism Part 6” continues the discussion by asking, and answering, What is the Christian worldview? What sets Christianity apart from other world religions? Are the New Atheism and other manifestations of skepticism at all credible? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Political Philosophy | Tagged all lives matter, apologetics, Christian apologetics, Christian economics, Christian political economy, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Christianity and materialism, Christianity in China, Christians suffering dying, Created in God's image, crucifixion, dominionism, efforts to wipe out Christianity, human rights, Lou Reed, materialism, presuppositional apologetics, skepticism and Christianity, uniqueness of Christian faith, uniqueness of Christianity | Leave a comment

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 5)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Steven Yates

Continuing the discussion of how the materialist worldview has left Western civilization & culture morally adrift, & vulnerable to the forces presently destroying it from within. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going? | Tagged 1950s culture, abortion and philosophy, abortions of convenience, Aldous Huxley, Christianity, Death of God, drug abuse, dystopian visions, future of social security and medicare, LSD effects, materialism, materialism and philosophy, materialism vs Christianity, Max Weber iron cage, New Atheism, Peter Watson, Philosophy, Postmodernity, rural communities, secularism, secularization, The Secular City | Leave a comment

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Steven Yates

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4) continues the discussion begun in Parts 1 – 3, asking whether any secular moral theories are sufficient to thwart modern tendencies toward relativism, nihilism, and abuses of money and power. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Political Economy, Uncategorized, Where is Civilization Going? | Tagged Ayn Rand, Bentham, capitalism, categorical imperative, Christianity, Comte, deontology, industrial civilization, Kant, Law of Three Stages, libertarianism, materialism, Mill, philosophy of history, political economy, Rawls, social justice, utilitarianism, veil of ignorance | 1 Comment

“What Is the Point of It All?”

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Steven Yates

Retired, elderly philosopher Herbert Fingarette (1921 – 2018) ponders death as he faces his, realizing that his previous abstract philosophizing about the subject falls short. Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged academic philosophy and death, death, Epicureanism, Epicurus, Herbert Fingarette, philosophers and death, Philosophical Soundings, philosophy and death | Leave a comment

Materialism (vers 2.0., Part 3)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Steven Yates

Our discussion continues: what, precisely, is materialism? It is not simply the pursuit of wealth & material goods. It is a comprehensive worldview. It is important to understand this distinction to understand one of the most basic issues our civilization must eventually face. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going? | Tagged Auguste Comte, discrimination and morality, homosexuality and morality, materialism, materialism pursuit of power, materialist naturalism, metaphysics, philosophy metaphysics, religion and ethics, religion and science, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Benedict anthropologist, science and religion, slavery and morality, worldviews | 3 Comments

Comment on Robert Greenleaf Brice, “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” APA Blog, January 21, 2019

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Steven Yates

Comment intended for the APA Blog in response to article by Robert Greenleaf Brice on “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Philosophy

Cycles and Stages of Civilization

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 6)

“What Is the Point of It All?”

Materialism (vers 2.0., Part 3)

Comment on Robert Greenleaf Brice, “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” APA Blog, January 21, 2019

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