•  566
    The Problem of the Soul in Aristotle's De anima
    Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism 3. 1994.
  •  386
    An exploration of the legacy of Michael Servetus to the development of a new type of theological inquiry which ultimately helped lead to the development of critical biblical studies.
  •  313
    Creationism and Evolution. Misconceptions about Science and Religion
    Dialogue and Universalism 22 (4): 133-160. 2012.
    Creationism is an ancient worldview that was incorporated into ancient religious doctrines and survived in the western world due to its domination by religious institution such as the Catholic and Protestant Churches. Slowly, with the development of democratic political systems and science, the church lost its power of dominance over intellectual enterprises, and evolution became accepted by the majority as the inherent process in nature. Nevertheless, creationism is still very much alive among …Read more
  •  154
    Creationism and Evolution. Misconceptions about Science and Religion
    Dialogue and Universalism 22 (4): 133-160. 2012.
    Creationism is an ancient worldview that was incorporated into ancient religious doctrines and survived in the western world due to its domination by religious institution such as the Catholic and Protestant Churches. Slowly, with the development of democratic political systems and science, the church lost its power of dominance over intellectual enterprises, and evolution became accepted by the majority as the inherent process in nature. Nevertheless, creationism is still very much alive among …Read more
  •  46
    Numenius and Greek Philosophical Sources of Christian Doctrine
    The Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy 8 55-60. 2006.
    This paper traces the philosophical sources of one of the central Christian doctrines concerning deity-the doctrine of the Trinity - from the classical Greek period through to Justin Martyr (114¬ 165 C.E.). A key figure in this continuous line of thought is the Greek Middle Platonic philosopher Numenius of Apamea (fl. ca 150 C.EJ, who followed the Platonic tradition of Xenocrates of Chalcedon (d. 314 B.C.E.).
  •  42
    A survey essay exploring Nietzsche's intellectual trajectory and especially his notion of the ascetic ideal and its implications for atheism.
  •  40
    Philo’s Logos Doctrine (review)
    Dialogue and Universalism 21 (4): 59-90. 2011.
    Judaism was a mythical, strongly tribal religion with anthropomorphic God in which the leading element was the concept of a covenant between God and the exceptional “chosen people.” Such views produced a strong emphasis on tribal unity and attitude of election and moral superiority vis-à-vis the rest of humanity. Philo must have felt inadequacy of the ancient Judaism and its limitations to compete for the minds of Hellenes with their universalistic philosophical thought. Philo represented a tren…Read more
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    During the last decades evolutionary science has made significance progress in the elucidation of the process of human evolution and especially of human behavioral characteristics. These themes were traditionally subjects of inquiry in philosophy and theology. Already Darwin suggested an evolutionary and biological basis for moral sense or conscience, and answered Kant’s question about the origin of the moral rules postulated by philosophers. This article reviews the current status of such inves…Read more
  •  25
    Philosophy and its reinterpretation: A quintessential humanistic doctrine
    Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism 17 (1): 71-90. 2009.
    An overview of Kant's ethics.
  •  21
    Philo of alexandria
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2001.
  •  19
    Poland's new totalitarianism
    Free Inquiry 15 (2): 42-45. 1995.
  •  14
    Jürgen Habermas: A Practical Sense Sociologist and a Kantian Moralist in a Nutshell
    Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism 19 (2): 1-26. 2011.
    This paper is a short introduction to Habermas’s life and philosophy. It outlines his views on society, religion, morality and politics. It begins with his ‘methodological pragmatism’ which emphasizes the performative and intersubjective role of language. This rejects the “philosophy of consciousness” and sees society as a medium in which we live. Society is not an aggregate of individuals or a unity but a complex, multifarious, intersubjective structure with many different overlapping spheres. …Read more
  •  7
    Creationism and Evolution. Misconceptions about Science and Religion
    Dialogue and Universalism 22 (4): 133-160. 2012.
    Creationism is an ancient worldview that was incorporated into ancient religious doctrines and survived in the western world due to its domination by religious institution such as the Catholic and Protestant Churches. Slowly, with the development of democratic political systems and science, the church lost its power of dominance over intellectual enterprises, and evolution became accepted by the majority as the inherent process in nature. Nevertheless, creationism is still very much alive among …Read more
  •  6
    Numenius and Greek Philosophical Sources of Christian Doctrine
    The Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy 8 55-60. 2006.
    This paper traces the philosophical sources of one of the central Christian doctrines concerning deity-the doctrine of the Trinity - from the classical Greek period through to Justin Martyr (114¬ 165 C.E.). A key figure in this continuous line of thought is the Greek Middle Platonic philosopher Numenius of Apamea (fl. ca 150 C.EJ, who followed the Platonic tradition of Xenocrates of Chalcedon (d. 314 B.C.E.).
  •  4
    This book presents a critical evaluation of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development and investigating the intellectual, philosophical and theological background that shaped this influential doctrine of Christianity. Despite the centrality of Trinitarian thought to Christianity and its importance as one of the fundamental tenets that differentiates Christianity from Judaism and Islam, the doctrine is not fully formulated in the canon of Christian scriptural texts. Instead, it evolved…Read more
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  •  1
    Contributors to the philosophy of humanism: anthology of essays (edited book)
    with Frank Prahl
    Humanists of Houston, Chapter of the American Humanist Association. 1994.
  • Philosophers and the Issue of Abortion
    Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism 5. 1997.