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Nihilism

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Steven Yates

Nihilism (from the Latin: nothing) is a term most often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche, arguably the most pivotal philosopher of the European post-Kantian era, and with his infamous allegation in Also Sprach Zarathustra that:   “God is dead! And we … Continue reading →

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Modernity

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Steven Yates

Many philosophers and other authors use the term modernity for the state of civilization to which the later Enlightenment and the industrial revolution gave rise. The Enlightenment was fundamentally about the rise and presumed applicability of reason and empirical methods … Continue reading →

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The Philosophy of Responsible Freedom – Announcing An Online Course / Tutorial with Jack Carney and Steven Yates

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Steven Yates

An online Philosophy course / tutorial, an adventure in ideas presented by Jack Carney and Steven Yates, starting next weekend (Fri Oct 21 – Sun Oct 23 depending on your time zone) Continue reading →

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Materialism (Vers 2.0, Part 1)

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Steven Yates

[Author’s note: this series of posts is a much-expanded and hopefully much-improved version of the series that began here, which is desirable to reprint lest it disappear from that site. The question that came to me was, Why not refurbish … Continue reading →

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