Philosophy/Theology Round Up - 11/2/2022

First, I must commend this recent article from Jared Michelson which demonstrates why the various modal collapse arguments against classical theism fail.

Second, the debate around universalism continues. Here is my recent conversation with Fr. James Rooney on the topic. Fr. Rooney has been responding to further responses on Facebook. Edward Feser weighs in on the debate, as well.

As well, because issues of freedom of the will have cropped up in relation to this debate, consider my article There’s More to Life Than Physics, where I summarize my position on the matter.

Jimmy Akin recently debated “The Other Paul” on Capturing Christianity. It was, I thought, a profoundly valuable and productive exchange.

On Philosophy for the People, I summarize Plato’s theory of recollection. On a related note, I cannot recommend highly enough Lloyd Gerson’s book Platonism and Naturalism: The Possibility of Philosophy. One can sample the themes in Gerson’s book by watching his lecture Platonism vs. Naturalism.

Alexander Pruss gives a simple argument against materialism from human worth.

That should be enough for this week.