Month: October 2022

In the Categories and the Metaphysics, the philosopher Aristotle attempts to define “being” in a variety of ways, disproving many options, but eventually accepting a plausible possibility. The conclusion that he puts forward for the readers is one of combining actuality and potentiality as a definition for a “substance.” However, the complicated road it takes for him to get… Continue reading The Insufficiency of Words on Being

The current theologian view of God is a Being who is perfect in all aspects. With this understanding, followers of the main monotheistic religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam lead their lives in service of a Being who is powerful enough to create the universe, knowledgeable enough to share His wisdom with prophets, and good… Continue reading Defending Hume’s Argument for an Alternative View on God

Hume states that man has become master of the world by becoming stronger and smarter than all of the other animals. Our society is built where we are the greatest animal creations; the other animals are no longer any threat to us. However, man still has one last enemy: other men. We torment each other… Continue reading Pondering on David Hume’s “Evil and the Existence of God”

In Plato’s Phaedo, Socrates explains how the greatest evil one can practice in life is to indulge in pleasure and pain. Death, he describes, is the separation of the body and the soul. He goes on to say how a true philosopher is one who limits these bodily pleasures and pains as these actions tie the… Continue reading Challenging Socrates’ Greatest Evil