Arthur Koestler’s novel Darkness at Noon (Scribner, paperback edition, 2019) exposes three major philosophical failures of Marxism. It fails epistemologically, ethically, and existentially.
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An Old Coot Teaches Kierkegaard to Youngsters
I am almost **.5 years old, and my students are in their teens. Some of their parents are younger than my sons. In my post “On Aging” (http://billisley.com/2023/01/on-aging/#more-4730) I mentioned discussing the Danish philosopher Søren … An Old Coot Teaches Kierkegaard to YoungstersRead more
Beauty and Christian Theology
The famed Swiss theologian Karl Barth once spoke of theology as “the most beautiful of all the sciences”[1] because God, its subject, is beautiful. Theological aesthetics, by which is meant reflection on the nature and … Beauty and Christian TheologyRead more
Truth and Knowledge in the Bible
In the realm of epistemology, the Bible brings a richly multifaceted understanding of truth and knowledge. While most traditional philosophical definitions of truth and knowledge focus on concepts and abstractions, the biblical understanding is broader and … Truth and Knowledge in the BibleRead more
Truth Is Stranger than Fiction
The 2006 movie Stranger than Fiction is proof positive that the fantastic is able to explore the depths of reality, a subject that realism never seems to be able to grasp.
