materialism

Dec 14, 2018

The Materialism of Thomas Hobbes

Welcome to this week’s philosophy post. Today, I’ll be offering a snapshot of the life and thought of the British philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who lived between 1588 – 1679 and is known for his materialist perspective, as well as for being one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Continue reading

Philosophy

British philosophers, faith, Free Will, God, materialism, Political Philosophy, politics, religion, Sam Harris, science, Theology, Thomas Hobbes
Apr 27, 2018

The Theory of Atoms

Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post, in which we’ll be taking a brief look at one of the ancient Greek ‘atomist’ philosophers, a man named Democritus. We’re actually jumping back in time a little, as Democritus is a presocratic thinker, but it makes sense to group him in with the atomists, as he is Continue reading

Ancient Greece, Philosophy

atomists, atoms, Democritus, determinism, God, Greek philosophy, materialism, philosophers, science, Theology
Sep 14, 2017

Hearing Voices or Hearing God?

Have you ever heard a Christian say, “God placed it on my heart” to do such and such? Let’s take a brief look at what a statement like this might mean, and what it says about the relationship between God and human beings. Continue reading

Mental Health, Panentheism

Christianity, faith, God, hearing voices, materialism, mind, omnipresence, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology

About Me

My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

Visit me on Substack

follow this blog

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Perfect Chaos

materialism

The Materialism of Thomas Hobbes

The Theory of Atoms

Hearing Voices or Hearing God?

About Me

follow this blog

CATEGORIES