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Materialism (Vers 2.0, Part 2)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Steven Yates

Materialism (Vers 2.0, Part 2): in “A Free Man’s Worship” (1903) philosopher Bertrand Russell called for a humanist ethic of respect for scientific truth, economic justice, and world peace. How well has this held up? Is its failure just the sign of a civilization’s growing pains, or of something fundamentally wrong with its key assumptions? Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going? | Tagged A Free Man's Worship, Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Brave New World, Deep Establishment, Huxley Brave New World, materialism, Modernity, Nietzsche, power vs goodness, power vs morality, Russell a Free Mans Worship, Russell the Impact of Science on Society, Russell the Scientific Outlook, Skinner Beyond Freedom and Dignity, social engineering, Technocracy, technocratic elite, technology of behavior | Leave a comment

My Kantian-Kierkegaardian Christianity

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Steven Yates

In accordance with my standing as an outsider, I’ve been increasingly inclined over the years to make up my own mind about matters of philosophical theology, attendance of religious ceremonies, and matters of faith. I am unimpressed by the tenured … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Worldview, Philosophy | Tagged "God is dead", A Free Man's Worship, agnosticism, arguments for God's existence, atheism, Bertrand Russell, black swans, Christian God, Christianity, Dostoevsky, Einstein, Feyerabend, God, higher dimensions, Intelligent Design, Kant, Kierkegaard, metaphysics, Nietzsche, Philosophy, positivism, proofs of God's existence, realism, Transcendental philosophy | 1 Comment

What Is a Liberal Arts Education For?

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Steven Yates

Liberal arts education has suffered from increasing neglect for a very long time — for at least 40 years, possibly longer. While it continues to exist in a few private liberal arts colleges, obviously, it long ago ceased to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Education Generally | Tagged Aristotle, Bertrand Russell, civil unrest, elites, Fareed Zakaria, free your mind, Kuhn, liberal arts, liberal arts education, Morpheus, Occupy movement, power elite, quadrivium, STEM education, Tea Party, The Matrix, Thomas S. Kuhn, trivium | Leave a comment

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