I often feel that the modern world has gone mad, but I must admit that I was caught off guard when I discovered in the eighteenth-century philosopher Thomas Reid (1710-1796) an epistemological source of our … Immanuel and the Loneliness of ModernityRead more
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The Problem with Certainty
Most of us assume that certainty is an unqualified good. Who wouldn’t want to be sure that they’ve chosen the right spouse, job or college? Nevertheless, we need to question closely the desire for certainty. … The Problem with CertaintyRead more
