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• Naturalistic Platonism

  

  Plato is usually associated with a metaphysics that flows naturally toward religion and becomes a sort of religion with Christianity, which Nietzsche famously... Read more

  The 24 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Selling Spirituality & Global Capital

  

  Whatever else one thinks of Slavov Zizek, he is occasionally capable of keen and clear insights. One of his favorite targets is New Age spirituality and... Read more

  The 21 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Steven Pinker Contra Group Selection

  

  Over at The Edge, Steven Pinker has posted a long essay on the false allure of group level selection, which is often touted by group selectionists as the... Read more

  The 20 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Terry Eagleton on Political Religion

  

  One of my favorite recollections from an exuberant time at Duke in the company of Frederic Jameson, Stanley Fish, Eve Sedgewick, and a host of other enfants... Read more

  The 13 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Bellah’s Reading on Religious Evolution

  

  I’ve finally gotten round to reading Robert Bellah’s Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age (2011). Read more

  The 22 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Facing Death with Philosophy

  

  In this moving post, philosopher Jeff Mason discusses his reaction to being diagnosed with inoperable cancer. He will die soon, without the solace of belief in ... Read more

  The 03 June 2012 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion