Wednesday, March 30, 2005

creationism vs. naturalism

I think the creationism vs. naturalism debate misses the pragmatic point. The main problem underlying the apparent debate lies in the awareness or lack thereof of the faculty of intuition. Intuition is the faculty through which a person may grasp the transcendent. Naturalists tend to deny that they posess the faculty of intuition. Creationists denigrate intuition insofar as they give revelation priority over transcendent normative intuition.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Good Books

Plato Rediscovered, T.K. Seung - This book makes me want to read all the works of Plato. This is a beautiful book that rekindled my interest in philosophy. Finnis posited that friendship was one of the basic goods. Seung proposes that friendship is the true basis of political life. Philosophy is both the love of wisdom and friendship in wisdom. After taking Prof. Seung's course on Kant, I felt an incredible desire for true friendship. He showed how philosophy is like home repair. The philosopher becomes familiar with the entire corpus of another philosopher he wishes to engage and shores up the other's edifice. Seung's style is constructive even in his treatment of deconstruction.
God at the Ritz, Lorenzo Albacete - Albacete appeals to our shared experiences and desires as he takes us through a beautiful journey through the human experience of suffering. This journey plumbs the depths of science, politics, sex, and religion. You will be blown away by this fat Puerto Rican.
The Spirituality of Imperfection - This book explores the why behind "How it Works."
Democracy Matters - Socratic dialogue, tragi-comic hope, prophetic witness

Currently Reading:
Natural Law and Natural Rights - The basic goods of life: Play, Friendship, Aesthetic Experience, Life, Knowledge, Practical Reasonableness
Christ and the Media

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Fourth Sunday of Lent: readings & a sermon