Nuts and Bolts 001: What is knowledge?
In a recent discussion with one of the commenters over at M and M’s blog (see the interchange between myself and someone using the nickname “Heraclides”) it occurred to me yet again that there are...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 002: (numerical) Identity
This is the second installment in the “nuts and bolts” series of blog posts, where I take some of the “nuts and bolts,” the basic concepts employed within philosophy (and later I suppose I’ll use...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 003: Analytic and Synthetic Truth
When he was presented with the accused man Jesus of Nazareth, the governer Pontius Pilate asked a question laden with philosophical importance: “What is truth?” It’s a question that I think was...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 004: Logical Positivism
What is logical positivism? It has been a while since I added an installment in the “Nuts and Bolts” series, where I lay out some of the fundamental ideas and terms used in philosophy (and I’ll do...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 005: Ethical Naturalism
Every now and then (and I’m assuming that this is true of most people who specialise in subject areas), I feel the urge to raise a complaint or point of clarification about a common phenomenon in a...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 006: What is Dualism?
Here’s the next instalment of the “Nuts and Bolts” series, in which I spell out some of the basic terms and concepts used in the various branches of philosophy and theology. I’ve already written plenty...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 008: Nominalism
In the “nuts and bolts” series, I explain and discuss some of the fundamental ideas in philosophy (and theology sometimes) that are taken for granted within the discipline, but which might not be very...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 009: Validity and Soundness
“You make a valid point.” Have you ever heard anyone say this? When people say this they probably mean something like “you make a good point,” but when you enter the world of philosophy, you realise...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 010: Theological Liberalism
I thought it was high time we had another “nuts and bolts” blog, part of a series where I unpack some of the basic terms and concepts used in either theology or philosophy. This time we’re in...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 011: Ethical Intuitionism
In the “nuts and bolts” series, I explain and discuss some of the fundamental ideas in philosophy (and theology sometimes) that are taken for granted within the discipline, but which might not be very...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 012: Kenosis
In the “Nuts and Bolts” series, I lay out some of the fundamental ideas and terms used in philosophy and theology for the lay person. This time I’m looking at kenosis (also referred to less elegantly...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 013: Mere Christianity
I started the “Nuts and Bolts” series as a way of explaining some of the basic / common concepts in philosophy as well as theology at a fairly introductory level. Sometimes this is prompted by the...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 014: Relational Subordination Within the Trinity
In this instalment of the Nuts and Bolts series I thought I’d offer an outline of an issue that I was reminded of by some articles suggested to me recently. That issue is the Trinitarian notion of the...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 015: The Original Position
In the Nuts and Bolts series I lay out some of the basic concepts thrown around in my areas of interest – philosophy, theology and biblical studies – and explain them for those unfamiliar with them....
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 007: The King James Only Movement
I recently had an encounter that reminded me of the existence of the “King James Only” movement. Spend a few years intently engaged in serious scholarship in theology and biblical studies, and you...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 016: The Root Fallacy
Did you know that I’m an Apostle? It’s true! My ex sent me packing, and the word “apostle” in the Bible comes from a Greek word that means “sent one.” Don’t argue with the Bible, this is what the Greek...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 001: What is knowledge?
In a recent discussion with one of the commenters over at M and M’s blog (see the interchange between myself and someone using the nickname “Heraclides”) it occurred to me yet again that there are...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 002: (numerical) Identity
This is the second instalment in the “nuts and bolts” series of blog posts, where I take some of the “nuts and bolts,” the basic concepts employed within philosophy (and later I suppose I’ll use...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 003: Analytic and Synthetic Truth
When he was presented with the accused man Jesus of Nazareth, the governer Pontius Pilate asked a question laden with philosophical importance: “What is truth?” It’s a question that I think was...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts 004: Logical Positivism
What is logical positivism? It has been a while since I added an installment in the “Nuts and Bolts” series, where I lay out some of the fundamental ideas and terms used in philosophy (and I’ll do...
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