There is presently a widespread belief, which is encouraged by the plethora of science fiction novels, comic books, and especially Hollywood movies based on this
What is Real?
It is a common philosophical habit to ask the question posed in this essay’s title. Philosophers believe they are delving into matters of the greatest
Debunking Philosophy: The Foolish Quest for Infallibility
In The Theory of Imitation, specifically in the discussion of free will and determinism, I pointed out that the age-old debate about whether human beings
Losing Your Mind: The Problem with the Concept of Mind
The great majority of people who live in the Western world are convinced that they have a mind. So widespread is this belief that they
What Happens When We Reason
Ever since a miniscule number of ancient Greeks became fascinated by the human ability to reason, one of them even going so far, in his
Man is not a Rational Animal
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined man as a rational animal. It is truly amazing how much ado has been made of this single declaration
