C. S. Peirce and the Implications of Pragmatism
An examination of the basic assumptions of pragmatism, the influential school of epistemology founded by Charles Sanders Peirce. Read Article
8 Articles Written by Thomas Chaney
Wittgenstein and Language Games
A general overview of Wittgenstein's epistemology, how it denies objective meaning outside of language games, and the consequences thereof: relativism in postmodern philosophy. Read Article
Heidegger on the Primary Danger of Technology
A reflection on Martin Heidegger's essay The Question Concerning Technology and on the dangers he warned of that are present in contemporary society. Read Article
Hume and the Deconstruction of Epistemology
Hume attempts to deconstruct epistemology through a criticism of the necessity of cause and effect. Instead, he spurs the investigation of nature through statistics and probability. Read Article
Gilson on the Possibility of a Christian Philosophy, part II
Comments on the fideist objections to a Christian philosophy, that revelation is a sufficient source of truth apart from philosophy. Read Article
Gilson on the Possibility of a Christian Philosophy, Part I
A reflection on the opening chapters of “The Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy” by Etienne Gilson, in which Gilson examines the possibility of a Christian Philosophy. Read Article
Plotinus on the Union of Intelligibles and Intellect
A reflection on Plotinus' treatment of the union of Intellect and the intelligibles and a comparison of his treatment with the epistemological. Read Article
Reflections on Plato’s Apology Part I
A brief reflection on Socrates’ statement in Plato's Apology that the unexamined life is not worth living. Read Article