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Philosophical Writing
Explorations of knowledge, belief, reason, and the philosophical questions that shape our understanding of the world.
5 Writings
Materialism, Science, and Religious Values
Materialist thinking goes beyond simply being scientific; it is closely connected to scientific reductionism. The premise of materialism is that “the world exists independently of human perc…
Read Writing →Scientific Laws, Probability, and Belief
On careful reflection, we can see that science and religion share the same underlying premise: “belief.” People generally say that religion is irrational and that science alone is an entirel…
Read Writing →Can Knowledge Exist Independently of Culture?
Culture is a concept that summarizes what human beings do and how they do it. It encompasses the ways groups behave and the traditions associated with those behaviors, and it varies geograph…
Read Writing →TOK Exhibition: The Limits of Knowledge
The photograph above is one I took myself of the sky—or, more broadly, of space. It shows numerous stars and the vastness of the universe. We can observe some of the general features of the…
Read Writing →Is Observation Both Essential and Flawed?
To say that knowledge has been produced means that a belief has been justified through evidence and reasoning by a process of shared agreement. Yet the standards for sufficient justification…
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