Posted on Apr 26, 2019
by Steven Colborne
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Benedict de Spinoza was a 17th century Jewish-Dutch philosopher, probably most famous for his pantheistic leanings. Pantheism is the view that reality and God are one and the same. In the past I have read plenty of secondary material about Spinoza, and have for… Continue Reading “Spinoza’s View of God”
Category: PhilosophyTags: Baruch Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza, ethics, faith, Free Will, God, Panentheism, pantheism, religion, Spinoza, Spirituality, Theology
Posted on Sep 21, 2018
by Steven Colborne
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When I’m not immersed in blog-related activities I spend a fair bit of screen time on a mental health forum where people generously support and comfort one another during times of distress. The way I would describe it is that it’s like Facebook, but… Continue Reading “Words to Live By”
Category: Mental Health, ReflectionsTags: ethics, faith, Mental Health, morality, Philosophy, quotes, relationships, religion, Theology, truth, wisdom
Posted on Jun 15, 2018
by Steven Colborne
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Welcome to another instalment of quick-fire philosophy! Every Friday we take a brief look at the life and thought of an important philosopher from history, and I offer a few reflections on their ideas. Today we’re looking at Sextus Empiricus, a Roman Sceptic philosopher… Continue Reading “What is Scepticism?”
Category: Philosophy, RealityTags: ethics, faith, God, morality, religion, Roman Empire, Roman philosophers, Scepticism, sceptics, Sextus Empiricus, Theology, truth
Posted on May 4, 2018
by Steven Colborne
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In this week’s Friday Philosophy post we’ll be looking at a big idea from the ancient Greek philosopher, Epicurus. You may have come across the Epicurean paradox before, which is a truly fascinating set of propositions concerning the problem of evil. I won’t be… Continue Reading “God and Hedonism”
Category: Ancient Greece, PhilosophyTags: Epicurus, ethics, faith, God, happiness, health, Hedonism, paradox, pleasure, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Posted on Apr 6, 2018
by Steven Colborne
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Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post! Today we open up a new chapter in our investigations into some of philosophy’s biggest ideas with a look at Socrates, one of the most famous philosophers of all time. Unlike many of the presocratics we’ve been… Continue Reading “Can We Know Anything?”
Category: Ancient Greece, PhilosophyTags: Academics, epistemology, ethics, faith, God, knowledge, philosophers, religion, science, Socrates, Theology, truth