Author Archives: Jeff Thayne

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Jeffrey Thayne In Plato, we saw a tension between two different accounts of law: one as an imperfect, man-made set of rules established for the purpose of peaceful coexistence, and the other as a divine order encoded into human law … Continue reading →

The Persuasive Power of Science: Part 1 Jeffrey Thayne In our age, science has attained a respected status that has largely gone unchallenged. I suspect there are many good reasons for this. Clearly, we have many conveniences today that we … Continue reading →

Philosophy of Law Notes: Part 2 Jeffrey Thayne Before we discuss Aristotle’s thoughts on law, we must consider for a moment the purpose of law. Robin Letwin, in her chapter on Aristotle, introduces two distinct views of law that she … Continue reading →

Philosophy of Law Notes: Part 1 Jeffrey Thayne Last weekend, I posted notes from my philosophy of law class on this site. The post was quite lengthy, and I have decided to divide it into a series of shorter posts, … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Thayne Today, we hear a lot about the importance of self-confidence and self-esteem. Where does this concept originate? Well, sometimes we think poorly of ourselves. The oft-proposed solution is that we should think more highly of ourselves. I think … Continue reading →

School has started, and reading assignments have piled up. This is good news and bad news. The good news is that I’ll have many new ideas to write about as I study my course material. The bad news is that … Continue reading →

This week, I’ve been moving into a new apartment and straightening my fall class schedule. Nathan has also been moving. Therefore, we sadly do not have anything to present today. However, on Wednesday we posted our 50th article on this … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Thayne Today, I would like to consider two different genres of fiction: fantasy and science fiction. The way in which I talk about them will probably be different than the way a literary expert would talk about them; I … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Thayne Nathan has been writing an excellent series on two very different paradigms of human intent; he has contrasted a fundamentally egoistic and self-interested theory of human behavior with a fundamentally relational, other-oriented theory of human behavior. Today, I … Continue reading →

As our readers may have noticed, our goal to post three times a week is occasionally unattainable, especially as we move to the end of summer. However, we are dedicated to this blog and are strongly motivated to continue sharing … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Thayne In recent posts, I have responded to the claim that God’s embodiment limits or constrains God’s power over the material world in some important way. I believe that the idea that God must be incorporeal to have perfect … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Thayne I have no desire to dissuade anyone from reading this post, but the contents of this post are best understood when prefaced by my previous three posts (“The Greek and Hebrew Intellectual Traditions,” “Dynamic and Active Being,” and … Continue reading →