Incomplete Thoughts

 Check out a recent essay I wrote on Kant's philosophy, published in Philosophy Now .

What is the meaning of life?     The short answer, there is none.     There is, however, a deep reason for this answer that has to do with t...

Imagine a huge balance beam with 80% of the population distributed near the middle with 10% on each edge.     The great mass of voters move ...

As a general rule, philosophy is pursued in the hope that it will provide understanding, guidance, or meaning.  Let us call these the  aleth...

In a recent  article  in  Scientific American , authors Nathan Ballantyne, Jared Celniker, and Peter Ditto examine the question as to whethe...

In 1927, astronomer George Lema î tre published a paper which pointed out that, when applied to the universe as a whole, Einstein’s General ...

Sitting at home during a state of semi-quarantine makes it hard to resist commenting on the overall situation.  Much – perhaps too much – h...