Mountain_gorilla_(Gorilla_beringei_beringei)_female_2 Type post Author Daniel Witt Date August 15, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignPhilosophy Tagged , agency, Aristotle, C.S. Lewis, coevolution, evo-devo, evolutionary theorists, hunter-gatherers, materialism, niche construction, Parmenides, Plato, sacred cows, self-organization, symbiogenesis, synergy, Systems Biology, teleonomy An Evolutionary Theorist Plays with Words; Let’s See How Far It Gets Him Daniel Witt August 15, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy 9 Francis Heylighen’s “ontology of relational agency” starts with an interesting observation. Read More ›
Aquinas Type post Author Michael Egnor Date October 3, 2019 CategoriesFaith & ScienceMetaphysicsPhilosophy Tagged , __edited, a posteriori argument, act, Aristotelianism, Aristotle, cosmological arguments, Five Ways, Jerry Coyne, law of non-contradiction, mechanical philosophy, nature, Parmenides, potency, pre-Socratic philosophers, Prime Mover, quantum indeterminacy, quantum mechanics, Thomas Aquinas, Werner Heisenberg Introducing Aquinas’ Five Ways Michael Egnor October 3, 2019 Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy 12 In my ongoing debate with biologist Jerry Coyne, frequent reference is made to Aquinas’ Five Ways, particularly to his Prime Mover argument. Read More ›