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Sponsored by eBay edward feser | Shop on eBay Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices, and free shipping on many items. https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2020/07/hart-hell-and-heresy.html Edward Feser: Hart, hell, and heresy Well, yikes, as the kids say. Hell hath no fury like David Bentley Hart with his pride hurt. At Eclectic Orthodoxy, he creates quite t... edward feserharthellheresy https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/05/putnam-and-analytical-thomism-part-i.html Edward Feser: Putnam and analytical Thomism, Part I Hilary Putnam, who died a couple of months ago , had some interest in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition, even if in part it was a c... edward feserputnamanalyticalthomismpart https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/12/progressive-dematerialization.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Progressive dematerialization In the Aristotelian-Thomistic (A-T) tradition, it is the intellect, rather than sentience, that marks the divide between the corporeal... edward feserprogressivedematerialization https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-immateriality-of-mind.html Edward Feser: The Immateriality of the Mind At the Society of Catholic Scientists meeting at Catholic University of America last June, I gave the keynote address on the topic ... edward fesermind https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/05/coyne-on-intentionality.html Edward Feser: Coyne on intentionality Biologist Jerry Coyne responds to a recent post by Vincent Torley on the topic of whether the brain is a kind of computer. Torley had ... edward fesercoyneintentionality https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/03/?m=1 Edward Feser: March 2012 edward fesermarch https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2008/12/rodney-king-moment.html?m=0 Edward Feser: A Rodney King moment Over at Secular Right , the esteemed John Derbyshire (a.k.a. Bradlaugh) and I continue the exchange sparked by my comments on Heather MacDo... edward feserrodney kingmoment https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/06/ Edward Feser: June 2015 edward feserjune https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/11/byrne-on-why-sex-is-binary.html Edward Feser: Byrne on why sex is binary At Arc Digital , philosopher Alex Byrne defends the proposition that there are only two sexes , while suggesting that this has no impl... edward fesersex isbyrnebinary https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-trouble-with-capitalism.html?m=1 Edward Feser: The trouble with capitalism It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God . (Matthew 19:24) For what wil... edward fesertroublecapitalism https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/05/ Edward Feser: May 2015 edward fesermay https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-exchange-with-prof-keith-parsons.html?m=1 Edward Feser: An exchange with Keith Parsons, Part I Prof. Keith Parsons and I will be having an exchange to be moderated by Jeffery Jay Lowder of The Secular Outpost. Prof. Parsons has ... edward feseran exchangekeithparsonspart https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/08/superheroes-and-sentimentality.html Edward Feser: Superheroes and sentimentality My Watchmen post below generated some interesting combox feedback, much of which I agree with. Thinking about the subject further, it occu... edward fesersuperheroessentimentality https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2019/05/popes-heresy-and-papal-heresy.html Edward Feser: Popes, heresy, and papal heresy In an interview at National Catholic Register , philosopher John Rist defends his decision to sign the open letter accusing Pope Francis... edward feserpopesheresypapal https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/10/oerter-and-indeterminacy-of-physical.html Edward Feser: Oerter and the indeterminacy of the physical Many readers will recall some worthwhile exchanges on causality and motion that I had some time back with physicist Robert Oerter. (Y... edward feserand theindeterminacyphysical https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/12/churchland-on-dualism-part-i.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Churchland on dualism, Part I We have been hammering away at eliminative materialism (EM) in a series of posts. If EM proponents fail to make their own position plausible... edward feserdualismpart https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2022/07/?m=0 Edward Feser: July 2022 edward feserjuly https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/09/?m=1 Edward Feser: September 2013 edward feserseptember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/10/ Edward Feser: October 2016 edward feseroctober https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/11/st-jerome-on-fall-of-rome.html?m=0 Edward Feser: St. Jerome on the fall of Rome From Letter 127 : Rome had been besieged and its citizens had been forced to buy their lives with gold. Then thus despoiled they ... edward feserst jeromeon thefall https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/10/by-man-on-radio.html Edward Feser: By Man on radio Last week on The Catholic Current radio show, I was interviewed by Fr. Robert McTeigue about By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed and the... edward fesermanradio https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-counts-as-lie.html Edward Feser: What counts as a lie? The standard view within Scholastic natural law theory is that lying is always at least mildly immoral . But (several readers have asked) wh... edward fesercountslie https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/11/?m=0 Edward Feser: November 2018 edward fesernovember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-hollow-universe-of-modern-physics.html Edward Feser: The hollow universe of modern physics To say that the material world alone exists is not terribly informative unless we have some account of what matter is. Those who are most ... edward feserthe hollowuniversemodernphysics https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/11/hey-kids-free-casuistry.html?m=1 Edward Feser: Hey kids! Free casuistry! Some time back I posted a set of links to some older works in Scholastic philosophy and theology available online via Archive.org. Fa... edward feserhey kidsfree https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/02/metaphysics-of-romantic-love.html?m=0 Edward Feser: The metaphysics of romantic love Traditional natural law theory is often accused of reducing sexual morality to mere anatomy, the proper fitting together of body parts. The... edward fesermetaphysicsromanticlove https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/02/?m=1 Edward Feser: February 2009 edward feserfebruary https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/07/ Edward Feser: July 2009 edward feserjuly https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2008/12/mindreading.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Mindreading? Ars Technica reports the following development in neuroscience (Hat tip: The Corner ): The advent of techniques like PET scans and functio... edward fesermindreading https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/11/nietzschean-natural-law.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Nietzschean natural law? Some years ago, at an initially friendly dinner after a conference, I sat next to a fellow Catholic academic, to whom I mildly express... edward fesernaturallaw https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/01/five-proofs-on-television-and-radio.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Five Proofs on television and radio (Updated) UPDATE 1/12: You can now watch the EWTN Live episode on YouTube or at the EWTN Live web page . This Wednesday, January 10, I will... television and radioedward feserfiveproofsupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/08/disching-it-out.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Disching it out One of the hazards of hagiography is that it virtually begs for debunking. Pile the honors on too thick and too uncritically, and eventu... edward feser https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/06/?m=0 Edward Feser: June 2014 edward feserjune https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/07/barr-on-quantum-mechanics.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Barr on quantum mechanics Over at Big Questions Online, physicist Stephen Barr addresses the question of the relationship between quantum physics and theology. T... edward feserbarrquantummechanics https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/02/tls-at-gonzaga.html?m=0 Edward Feser: TLS at Gonzaga Readers in the vicinity of Spokane, WA might be interested to know that I will be speaking on February 15 and 16 at the Faith and Reason I... edward fesertlsgonzaga https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/09/?m=0 Edward Feser: September 2021 edward feserseptember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/02/metaphysics-of-romantic-love.html Edward Feser: The metaphysics of romantic love Traditional natural law theory is often accused of reducing sexual morality to mere anatomy, the proper fitting together of body parts. The... edward fesermetaphysicsromanticlove https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/01/ Edward Feser: January 2012 edward feserjanuary https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/05/animal-souls-part-ii.html?m=1 Edward Feser: Animal souls, Part II Recently, in First Things , David Bentley Hart criticized Thomists for denying that there will be non-human animals in Heaven. I res... edward feseranimalsoulspartii https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/06/scotus-and-oderberg.html?m=0 Edward Feser: SCOTUS and Oderberg Today, with Burwell v. Hobby Lobby , the Supreme Court of the United States has partially redeemed itself after its disgraceful 2012 O... edward feserscotusoderberg https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/10/pope-francis-on-capital-punishment.html?m=1 Edward Feser: Pope Francis on capital punishment Pope Francis has made news with his recent remarks about capital punishment and the catechism. They are seriously problematic. In an ... edward feserpope franciscapitalpunishment https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-linkfest.html Edward Feser: A linkfest My review of Charles Bolyard and Rondo Keele, eds., Later Medieval Metaphysics: Ontology, Language, and Logic appears in the May 2015... edward feserlinkfest https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/01/smith-tollefsen-and-pruss-on-lying.html Edward Feser: Smith, Tollefsen, and Pruss on lying Last summer, theologian Janet E. Smith published an article in First Things defending the moral legitimacy, under certain circumstances, of... edward fesersmithprusslying https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-stocking-stuffer-for-your-romanian.html Edward Feser: A stocking stuffer for your Romanian friends Just in time for Christmas: A collection of several of my essays has been published in a Romanian translation, under the title De la ... edward feserstocking stufferfor yourromanianfriends https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-divine-intellect.html?m=0 Edward Feser: The divine intellect A reader asks: [I] was curious, given your work in philosophy of mind, what you would say is the most plausible notion we have of ... edward feserthe divineintellect https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/12/phenomenology-of-spirits.html Edward Feser: The phenomenology of spirits Human life is tragic. And while there are, without question, a great many evils we would all wish away in a heartbeat if only we could, to ... edward feserphenomenologyspirits https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2008/10/ Edward Feser: October 2008 edward feseroctober https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/04/mcinerny-on-tls.html Edward Feser: McInerny on TLS D. Q. McInerny very kindly reviews my book The Last Superstition in the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly . From the review: ... edward fesertls https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/05/?m=1 Edward Feser: May 2011 edward fesermay https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/07/declining-standards.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Declining standards For Nietzsche, European civilization has been in decline since Plato. For Heidegger, the rot set in even earlier, with the Pre-Socratics. It... edward feserdecliningstandards https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2023/09/augustine-on-false-community.html Edward Feser: Augustine on false community In a new article at Postliberal Order , I discuss the perverse forms of human community identified and criticized by Augustine in the Confes... edward feseraugustinefalsecommunity https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-lesson-of-resurrection.html Edward Feser: The lesson of the Resurrection The lesson of the Resurrection is that the significance of our bodily life and its sufferings should be neither overstated nor understat... edward feserthe lessonresurrection https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/01/?m=0 Edward Feser: January 2017 edward feserjanuary https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2025/08/maimonides-on-negative-theology.html Edward Feser: Maimonides on negative theology Negative theology (also known as apophatic theology) is the approach to understanding the divine nature that emphasizes that what we know ab... edward fesermaimonidesnegativetheology https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2019/05/rist-slapped_30.html Edward Feser: Rist slapped (Updated) UPDATE 5/31: Commentary from Fr. Joseph Fessio , Fr. John Zuhlsdorf , and Phil Lawler . LifeSite reports that Prof. John Rist, one o... edward feserristslappedupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/07/does-morality-depend-on-god.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Does morality depend on God? (Updated) Not the way many people think it does. A reader asks me to comment on this post by Trent Dougherty over at The Prosblogion. Dougherty not... edward feseron godmoralitydependupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/10/?m=0 Edward Feser: October 2011 edward feseroctober https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/12/ Edward Feser: December 2015 edward feserdecember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/01/around-web.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Around the web Still busy trying to meet a looming deadline and prepare for a conference next week, so expect posting to be light for a few more days... edward feseraroundweb https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/11/ambiguous-conservative.html Edward Feser: An ambiguous conservative It appears The American Conservative is making some of their archived content freely available online. For those who might be interested, h... edward feserambiguousconservative https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/10/swinburne-speaks.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Swinburne speaks An update on the SCP controversy, about which I have blogged recently ( here , here , and here ). I have been in communication with... edward feserswinburnespeaks https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-further-reply-to-mark-shea.html Edward Feser: A further reply to Mark Shea At Catholic World Report , Mark Brumley comments on my exchange with Mark Shea concerning Catholicism and capital punishment. Brumle... edward feserreply tomarkshea https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/11/?m=0 Edward Feser: November 2021 edward fesernovember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/08/movies-comic-books-and-sequential-art.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Movies, comic books, and sequential art I had occasion recently to take a few of the kids to see Captain America: The First Avenger . As a lifelong movie, comic book, and scien... edward fesercomic booksmoviessequentialart https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2025/02/catholics-and-immigration-on-no-spin.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Catholics and immigration on No Spin News (Updated) Those who follow me on Twitter/X will know that I posted there heavily last week about the controversy over Catholicism and immigration. T... no spin newsedward fesercatholicsimmigrationupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2023/11/what-is-free-speech-for.html?m=0 Edward Feser: What is free speech for? In a new article at Postliberal Order , I discuss the teleological foundations of, and limitations on, the right to free speech, as these ar... edward feserwhat isfree speech https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2022/10/can-pope-honorius-be-defended.html Edward Feser: Can Pope Honorius be defended? My recent article on the error and condemnation of Pope Honorius has gotten a lot of feedback both here and at Twitter (much of the latter ... edward feserpopehonoriusdefended https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-latest-on-immortal-souls.html?m=0 Edward Feser: The latest on Immortal Souls Philosophers William Vallicella and Christopher Kaczor weigh in on my new book Immortal Souls: A Treatise on Human Nature . At his blog, Bi... the latest onedward feserimmortalsouls https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/10/five-proofs-around-net.html Edward Feser: Five Proofs around the net Strange Notions has kindly hosted a Q and A on my book Five Proofs of the Existence of God (which you can order either from Amazon ... edward feserfiveproofsaround https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/05/?m=0 Edward Feser: May 2012 edward fesermay https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/02/wiley-blackwell-responds.html Edward Feser: Wiley-Blackwell responds In response to my second National Review Online piece on the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization controversy, Wiley-Blackwell represent... edward feserwileyblackwellresponds https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2019/09/fastiggi-on-revision-to-catechism.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Fastiggi on the revision to the Catechism (Updated) UPDATE: The conversation continues. Prof. Fastiggi has responded to this post in the comments section over at Catholic World Report . I... edward feseron therevisioncatechismupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/09/dspt-symposium.html Edward Feser: DSPT Symposium God, Reason and Reality is a new anthology edited by Anselm Ramelow. In addition to Fr. Ramelow, the contributors include Robert Sok... edward feserdsptsymposium https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/04/voila-open-thread.html Edward Feser: Voila! An open thread! (Updated) UPDATE 4/20: Lately the comments sections have been filling up quickly. Some readers seem unaware that after the count reaches 200 comments... edward feseropen threadvoilaupdated https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/09/risible-animals.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Risible animals Just for laughs, one more brief post on the philosophy of humor. (Two recent previous posts on the subject can be found here and her... edward feserrisibleanimals https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/09/reply-to-mark-shea-on-capital-punishment_12.html Edward Feser: Reply to Mark Shea on capital punishment Crisis magazine has reprinted the first of the two articles that political scientist Joseph Bessette and I recently wrote for Cathol... edward feserreply tomark sheacapitalpunishment https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/12/ Edward Feser: December 2018 edward feserdecember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/03/ Edward Feser: March 2009 edward fesermarch https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/08/hpr-on-tls.html Edward Feser: HPR on TLS edward feserhprtls https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/06/five-proofs-in-spanish.html?m=1 Edward Feser: Five Proofs in Spanish My book Five Proofs of the Existence of God is now available in a Spanish translation . It has for some time been available also in German... edward feserfiveproofsspanish https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/09/?m=1 Edward Feser: September 2009 edward feserseptember https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2020/05/?m=1 Edward Feser: May 2020 edward fesermay https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/04/philosophy-on-radio.html Edward Feser: Philosophy on radio The other day I was interviewed by Frank Turek for his show CrossExamined . The show will be broadcast tomorrow, Saturday April 6, at... edward feserphilosophyradio https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/11/pakaluk-on-capital-punishment.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Pakaluk on capital punishment Philosopher Michael Pakaluk kindly provided an endorsement for By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishmen... edward fesercapitalpunishment https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2022/11/adventures-in-old-atheism-part-vii.html Edward Feser: Adventures in the Old Atheism, Part VII: The influence of Kant Immanuel Kant was, of course, not an atheist. So why devote an entry to him in this series, thereby lumping him in with the likes of Nietzs... edward feserin the https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2025/08/diabolical-modernity.html Edward Feser: Diabolical modernity Satan tempted Christ to avoid the cross, and offer us instead the satisfaction of our appetites, marvels or wonders, and political salvation... edward feserdiabolicalmodernity https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2008/12/warby-on-philosophy-of-mind.html?m=0 Edward Feser: Warby on Philosophy of Mind Over at the online edition of Australia's Quadrant magazine, Michael Warby kindly reviews my book Philosophy of Mind . As Warby notes, the... edward feserphilosophymind https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/06/envoy-institute-conference.html?m=1 Edward Feser: Envoy Institute conference Readers in the vicinity of Charlotte, NC might be interested to learn that the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College will be hosting a t... edward feserenvoyinstituteconference https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2023/01/more-about-all-one-in-christ.html Edward Feser: More about All One in Christ The latest on my book All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory : I was interviewed about the book by Carl O... edward fesermore aboutall onechrist https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/01/mcginn-on-question-of-being.html?m=0 Edward Feser: McGinn on the question of being Colin McGinn is a philosopher whose work I always find interesting even when I disagree with it, which is often. His book Philosophical Pro... edward feseron themcginnquestion https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-latest-on-by-man-shall-his-blood-be.html?m=0 Edward Feser: The latest on By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed Last month, Joe Bessette and I participated in a panel discussion about our book By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of... the latest onedward feser https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2022/?m=0 Edward Feser: 2022 edward feser https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-avengers-and-classical-theism.html Edward Feser: The Avengers and classical theism Watched The Avengers again on Blu-ray the other night. In a movie full of good lines, a few stand out for (of all things) their theo... edward feserthe avengersclassicaltheism https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/07/?m=0 Edward Feser: July 2009 edward feserjuly https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/04/tls-on-radio_21.html Edward Feser: TLS on radio Some more upcoming radio interviews about The Last Superstition : I will be appearing on The Bob Dutko Show this Wednesday (the 22nd) at ar... edward fesertlsradio https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-sing-like-eliminative.html?m=0 Edward Feser: How to sing like an eliminative materialist If eliminative materialism were true, then none of our utterances would have any meaning. There would be no difference between even learned ... how to singedward feserlikematerialist https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/04/tls-on-radio.html Edward Feser: TLS on radio Arizona readers and podcast listeners everywhere might be interested to know that I will be on The James Allen Show this Saturday (April 11... edward fesertlsradio https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/04/mcinerny-on-tls.html?m=1 Edward Feser: McInerny on TLS D. Q. McInerny very kindly reviews my book The Last Superstition in the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly . From the review: ... edward fesertls https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2014/04/welcome-to-machine.html Edward Feser: Welcome to the machine Not too long ago I attended a conference on theology and technology sponsored by First Things . Unsurprisingly, the question arose wh... welcome to theedward fesermachine https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/12/denial-flows-into-tiber.html Edward Feser: Denial flows into the Tiber Pope Honorius I occupied the chair of Peter from 625-638. As the 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia notes in its article on Honorius , his c... edward feserdenialflowstiber