God is all-powerful. God is all-good. God is the creator of everything. And, at the same time, some very bad things exist. Howcome, in the same universe supposedly created by…
Art has been a subject of fascination for humans for centuries, and for good reason. It has the power to inspire, to provoke, and to challenge our perspectives on the…
When we do applied philosophy, we take philosophical ideas and apply them to current situations and affairs. When these situations and affairs are ethical in nature, we are doing applied…
Western philosophy began in ancient Greece around six centuries BCE. The earliest philosophers sought to answer questions about the nature of the world and the universe. This is no different…
In Existentialism is a Humanism (1946), Sartre formulates his philosophy that “existence precedes essence.” In other words, since human beings have no inherent identity or value, it is through their…
Kant distinguishes between two types of imperatives, or moral guides. Hypothetical imperatives tell us how to act in order to achieve a specific goal; they are related to actions based…
The Epicurean Paradox, also known as the “God Paradox” or “Problem of Evil,” is a logical argument that questions the nature of gods or a single God, in relation to…