The historical development of religion has taken many turns, ingesting the new ideas of each major philosopher as he questions the ideas put forth by the man or era before him. In this constant questioning and development of ideas, the trend has changed from theism and faith to more rational religi...

David Hume has had a massive influence on the free will debate. Much of this influence is attributed to the chapter 'Liberty and Necessity' in his book 'An Enquiry into Human Understanding' which is the focus of this essay. What we see overall is Hume forwarding a new theory called compatibalism, in...

The Matrix: The Problem of the External World The film The Matrix addresses the philosophical problem of the external world in a manner that few have ever even remotely considered. Many people casually question what is real, and what are we actually seeing. However, few develop in depth theories...