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The Grandest Narrative (I. The Rise)

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Steven Yates

Almost no one (besides the intellectualized children of modernity, that is) has believed that the world just happened. But the idea that we could understand, using our minds, how it came about, started (so far as we can determine) with … Continue reading →

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Systems

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Steven Yates

Some time past, early in my philosophical venture (say, around 1980) — and then again, more recently (shortly before the turn of the millennium) — it dawned on me that nearly everyone I respected or whose accomplishments I found illuminating … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Why Is Philosophy Important? An Expanded Comment

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Steven Yates

Daily Nous, the philosophy blog, posted a recent query raising this question in response to an undergraduate who had fallen in love with the subject. Presumably she’d gotten some flak from friends or maybe family. The blog’s editor, Justin Weinberg … Continue reading →

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Worldviews and Christianity: What the Loss of the “Culture War” Means

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Steven Yates

It is Sunday, but I didn’t make it to church this morning. When we lived in Las Condes, our church, San Marcos, was just a few bus stops down the road. Now, it’s over an hour away, and the public … Continue reading →

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