Timothy BrownThe Scandal of Deduction and the Stroop Test — Why Formalism Cannot Solve the ProblemPreviously, I have written about the Scandal of Deduction. The Scandal is the finding that, in any deductively valid argument, the…Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023
Timothy BrownWhy Freedom is the Key to HappinessFreedom leads to happiness because a free man will not freely choose to be unhappy.Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
Timothy BrownIntentionality, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, and the Copernican PrincipleCan evolution sometimes involve intentionality?Sep 18, 20232Sep 18, 20232
Timothy BrownWorld War II: The Foundational Myth of Modern Liberal Democracy — and Why It May Need to be…Next time you’re in a bookstore, take a quick look at the history section. You will likely find that books on the Second World War are far…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
Timothy BrownHow Hegel’s Conception of the State Can Be Reformulated in the Language of Contemporary ScienceIn his “Outlines of the Philosophy of Right,” G.W.F. Hegel makes the case that the overarching, explicit goal of the state is the freedom…Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023
Timothy BrownSaint Augustine and the Semiotic TrinityIn this article we shall explore Saint Augustine’s semiotics. I will show how Augustine’s early, bipartite semiotics matured into a…Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023
Timothy BrownWhat exactly is computation anyhow?It turns out, there aren’t any big dominant theories for this the way there are for questions like “what are numbers?” (e.g., theories of…Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
Timothy BrownWhen is tax avoidance morally acceptable?I will be unhelpful and say it depends on context. Some taxes aren’t moral in the first place, e.g., poll taxes based on race. It seems…Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023
Timothy BrownWhy Francis Fukuyama’s “Last Man” is Not a ParadoxFrancis Fukuyama’s “The End of History and the Last Man,” has two distinct theses: the “End of History Thesis,” and the “Last Man Thesis.”…Aug 14, 20231Aug 14, 20231
Timothy BrownIntroducing the Scandal of DeductionIn response to some feedback on my article about resolving the Scandal of Deduction, I have decided to put together a quick, simple…Aug 11, 20231Aug 11, 20231
