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Plato’s Conception of God

Posted on December 13, 2014; Last updated on February 8, 2018

Recently, I’ve had some interesting discussions with a couple of Straussians who argued that Plato didn’t really believe the Theory of Forms or the existence of gods, and that those metaphysical and theological notions are only means to an end, which is to teach people to lead a virtuous life, in other words, they serve as instructional tools for ethics. I asked them if Strauss provided any concrete evidence from […]

“Meditations on First Philosophy” by René Descartes

Posted on March 8, 2014; Last updated on February 23, 2018

Descartes’ Wax: Why the Mind is Distinct From the Body Descartes was meditating in his chair by the fire with a piece of wax in his hand. He had formed a notion that wax was something with a fixed shape, size, color and smell, when the wax began melting due to the heat, and changed into an indistinct mass. It became obvious that his previous notion was erroneous (not only […]