Ever since the Enlightenment there’s been a lot of talk about science, mostly about how great it is. The scientific method of observation and hypothesis-forming has lead to innumerable discoveries and advancements in technology of every kind, from industry to medicine. There are T-shirts, now, which read, “Science: it works, bitches.” No doubt it does! [...]
Archive for June, 2011
The Irrationality of Scientism
Posted in Math and Science, Philosophy in General, tagged circular, empiricism, Enlightenment, logic, Philosophy, science, scientism, William Lane Craig on 30 June, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Norman Geisler, Open Theism, and Hegel’s Geist
Posted in Autobiographical, God and Theology, tagged Andrew Cuff, be open yes we're open, Craig Boyd, Greg Boyd, norman Geisler, open theism, Zachary Porcu on 10 June, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One gets these Hegel headaches sometimes, and after a particularly long grapple with Phenomenology of Spirit, “Geist” was constantly on the tip of my tongue. It became a fast meme, culminating in “Geistliness,” so that when, in the aftermath of the Platinga lecture, we were thinking of other theologians to bother, and Norman Geisler came [...]
The Lost Tools of Learning
Posted in Society and Culture, tagged Dorothy Sayers, education, Ken Robinson, Lost tools of learning, medieval, problems, reform, RSA, Sir Ken Robinson, Trivium, video on 2 June, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Education expert Sir Ken Robinson gave a talk that was animated in this video, on the problems with the current system of education. Dorothy Sayers, author, translator, Inkling, and all-around fascinating woman, wrote this essay, in which she elaborated on a proposal for a return to a model of education based on the Medieval Trivium. [...]
