British philosopher Anthony Kenny candidly describes the predicament of the beginning of the universe, which both atheists and agnostics face, writing, “According to the Big Bang Theory, the whole matter of the universe began at a particular time in the… Read More ›
The ancient Greeks have a reputation for indulging in and approving of homosexual sex. The reputation is well deserved. However, the great political theorist and philosopher Plato (born in 429 BC, Athens) was resolutely against homosexuality in ways that remind… Read More ›
Yusuf is an English convert to Islam who has just obtained a first class degree in philosophy. He has an exiting new website: My name is Yusuf, and I have been a revert to Islam since 2014. I will be… Read More ›
You think that Jesus was good. But do you also think that Jesus was smart? So smart, that you have to carefully weigh his statements and carefully parse his arguments? I do. In this post, I submit his argument in a famous exchange… Read More ›
Maybe I’m just an optimist, but I think people today mostly acknowledge the importance and originality of philosophy in the Islamic world. Would any scholar now say in print, as Bertrand Russell notoriously did in his History of Western Philosophy… Read More ›
