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It is still an unfortunate assumption that science has usurped philosophy as a discipline, leaving the latter with no real consequence in the world. Even those who pay some respect to philosophy often consider it as knowledge existing in the purely subjective realm, while physical sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.) are what make real changes in
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When you think of beauty your mind may go to a sunset or landscape, maybe a famous painting or poem. It is less common to associate beauty with medieval Scholastic philosophy, especially that of a celibate priest named Thomas Aquinas. Ancient peoples leading up to the Scholastic period took beauty very seriously, believing that beauty
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The “problem of evil,” which asks, “How is God good when there is so much evil in the world?” has long remained one of the most contested questions in philosophy. For many the deeper issue is not that evil exists, but that God, in some way, causes evil. But is this the case? The common
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Though not the focal point of Christianity, an essential foundation to understand the need for Christ is the recognition of human sin. The theological understanding of sin was central in the Hebrew congregation preceding Christ and continues to heavily influence Christianity today; however, because the concept has been around for thousands of years, it can
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