PinnedEthan BensoninILLUMINATIONStoicism – A Fundamentally Flawed PhilosophyStoicism — A worthwhile set of ancient virtue ethics? Or a deeply flawed product of its time?Feb 112Feb 112
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONFree Will Doesn’t ExistIs everything we do predetermined, or do we have genuine freedom?Jun 25Jun 25
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONThe Tolerance Paradox: Can We Really Tolerate Intolerance?Broadly, tolerance is a virtue held by most democratic countries. We need tolerance of opposing views to have an effective democracy…Apr 41Apr 41
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATION“I Think Therefore I Am” DeconstructedIn this article, I explain Descartes’ “I think therefore I am” and provide a phenomenological analysis of this concept.Dec 26, 20232Dec 26, 20232
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONDissecting One of the Leading Arguments For God — The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentThe Kalam Cosmological Argument is one of the most popular proofs that there is a God. It’s most famously championed by Christian…Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONWhat is a Philosopher?It can often be difficult to decide who is and is not a philosopher. Let’s discuss it.Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONThe Bible is Morally AbhorrentI break down just some of the abhorrent moral ideas of the Bible and why it is not the moral foundation of our civilisation.Dec 13, 20231Dec 13, 20231
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONSimone De Beauvoir’s AmbiguityThis is one of the most important, yet overlooked existential theories. A phenomenology of human interaction. Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Ethan BensoninILLUMINATIONThe Ought/Is FallacyA short explanation of the ought/is fallacy and how to avoid it. Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023