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A Theology of the Will of God

October 27, 2015 Adam Setser

The will of God connects His omnipotence to the created world in His providence, but it's no simple thing.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags free will, Sovereignty, Will of God, Providence

Evil is (Not) as Evil Does

October 22, 2015 Adam Setser

We often just want a tidy answer/justification for the existence of evil, but it's just not that simple. I think answers can be found, but maybe not as you'd expect.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags good and evil, Theodicy, Problem of Evil

What Has Jerusalem to Do With Athens?

October 20, 2015 Adam Setser

"What has Jerusalem to do with Athens, the Church with the Academy, the Christian with the heretic?" Tertullian asked this question in c. 200 AD, and it still plagues us, even today.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags Athens, Jerusalem, Platonism, Aristotelianism, Western Philosophy

Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

October 13, 2015 Adam Setser

Albert Camus is one those philosophers who is close to my heart because he helped me see myself more clearly and thereby helped me get out of a very dark place.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags *Albert Camus, absurd, Worldview, Western Philosophy, Philosophy, Nihilism, Top Article

What Does it Mean to Be Human?

October 1, 2015 Adam Setser

I think it’s ironic that God made King Nebuchadnezzar an animal for a while to teach him how to be a better human (read: how to be able to control the distinctly human gifts of consciousness and free will), and yet many in society today just want to become like animals...

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags animals, Pride, Imago Dei, Humanity, Human

Marcus Aurelius on Epistemology

May 25, 2015 Adam Setser

Epistemology is the knowledge we have about how we can have knowledge. Our epistemological position determines our confidence in our ability to know truth, and by truth, I mean absolutes. This is the battle ground for absolutes. The relativism of our postmodern world is due to a weak foundation, a weak epistemology.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags epistemology, absolutes, *Marcus Aurelius, Semantics

"A Long Obedience in the Same Direction": The Meaning of Life from Friedrich Nietzsche and King Solomon

May 9, 2015 Adam Setser

The meaning of life is often discussed in terms of personal fulfillment and gratification, but Friedrich Nietzsche and King Solomon concur that life is meant be lived for something else. (Plus, I mean look at the guy's mustache!)

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags fear of the Lord, *Friedrich Nietzsche, *Solomon, Wisdom, Meaning of Life

The Great Books of the Western World: Embarking on a Survey of Western Thought

April 8, 2015 Adam Setser

I'm embarking on the long and oppressive road of the Great Books of the Western World. Here I give the purpose of the set and my purpose in reading it.

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags education, #The Great Books, Literary Canon, Liberal Arts
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