Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 1952
It is true that 'I seem to see a table' does not entail 'I see a table'; but 'I seem to feel a pain' does entail 'I feel a pain'. So scepticism loses….
If someone harmed or tortured or killed one of my children I'd feel everything almost anyone else would feel. I'd probably have intense feelings of r….
Free will is the thing you have to have if you're going to be responsible in this all-or-nothing way. That's what I mean by free will. That's what I ….
You do what you do - in the circumstances in which you find yourself - because of the way you are. So if you're going to be ultimately responsible fo….
It is an insult to God to believe in God. For on the one hand it is to suppose that he has perpetrated acts of incalculable cruelty. On the other, it….
Sometimes we need to speak oddly to see clearly..