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Jun 1, 2018

Living a Virtuous Life

In today’s Friday Philosophy post we’ll be looking at the Roman statesman, philosopher, and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who had some interesting advice to offer concerning the way in which we should live our lives. Continue reading

Philosophy

Ancient Rome, Christianity, faith, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, reason, religion, revelation, Roman Empire, Scripture, Seneca, Stoicism, Theology, virtue
Mar 23, 2018

Do Ideas Exist in Reality?

In the last few Friday Philosophy posts we’ve been looking at the presocratics (that is, ancient Greek philosophers who lived and taught prior to Socrates). This week we’re moving on to a new category: the Eleatics. These philosophers are also presocratic, but are often grouped together separately as they all lived in the ancient town Continue reading

Ancient Greece, Philosophy, Reality

Eleatic school, faith, Greek philosophy, logic, metaphysics, Parmenides, presocratics, reason, religion, Theology
Aug 11, 2016

Compatibilism

Today I want to look at the idea of compatibilism as discussed by the theologian D. A. Carson in a book called Still Sovereign. The book features fourteen essays by Calvinist scholars on a range of theological subjects. The chapter I’ll be quoting from here is entitled ‘Reflections on Assurance’ (pp. 247-276) but while the chapter as Continue reading

Free Will, God

Bible, Carson, Christianity, Doctrine, faith, Genesis, reason, religion, revelation, Spirituality, Theology
Mar 2, 2012

Truth, God, Morality and Ethics: Conversations with Martin (part 2/2)

This is the second part of my email conversation with a friend in which we began by discussing panentheism (see Conversations with Martin (part 1/2)), and then moved on a variety of subjects including free will, the nature of God, morality and ethics, and more. Each discussion topic is prefaced with a question, which will Continue reading

Christianity, Free Will, God, Morality and Ethics, Panentheism, Philosophical Dialogue

faith, morality, Philosophy, reason, religion, science, truth
Feb 29, 2012

Panentheism, Sacred Texts, Creation: Conversations with Martin (part 1/2)

I recently had an intriguing email discussion with my good friend Martin (not his real name – he wanted to remain anonymous) that started with the subject of panentheism and grew to incorporate sacred texts, morality, and a whole lot more. I wanted to share a few highlights from our chat; I hope you will Continue reading

Christianity, Free Will, God, Panentheism, Philosophical Dialogue

Bible, pantheism, Philosophy, reason, religion, science

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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.

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Do Ideas Exist in Reality?

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Truth, God, Morality and Ethics: Conversations with Martin (part 2/2)

Panentheism, Sacred Texts, Creation: Conversations with Martin (part 1/2)

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