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By: Jay Dyer I recently opined in an interview my analysis of the alteration of western thought’s views about essence/ousia, matter and form, should be focused on the difference in...

Tim Kelly invited me back to discuss the history of Bilderberg and the neo-classical economic theory in light of the trek of western philosophical thought. From the transition out of...

In this partial talk, I pick back up with the Platonic corpus to delve into the next 3 dialogues dealing with the virtues.  Expanding on the method of the Apology, Socrates...

Mark Hackard touches up a Jay’s Analysis classic for SOTE....

In Part 1 of this discussion, I introduce metaphysics (the branch of philosophy, not witch books), and explain why it has been suppressed in the West. I argue that a...

“‘Everything that is in motion must be moved by something.’ Gregory of Nazianzus, responding to Aristotle’s identification of God as a “fifth element” alongside the traditional four stoicheia, asked: ‘What...

How would Thomism possibly lead to Enlightenment Deism/Atheism? By: Jay In my twenties, I was completely invested in the fortified religio-philosophical system known as Thomism.  Catholicism was a massive castle of...

By: Jay Dyer (c) copyright The ontological argument of Anselm of Canterbury has long since captivated the minds of many philosophers and apologists. Not long after Anselm published his Proslogion, his...

An Example from Linguistics By: Jay Dyer (2010) Several recent discussions I’ve had demonstrate the importance of thinking in terms of a worldview, which amounts to ultimately adopting transcendental argumentation. This is...

By: Jay Dyer Copyrighted.  All rights reserved. Next to William Shakespeare, John Donne (1572-1631) and Ben Johnson (1572-1637) represent the English Renaissance’s top literary luminaries.  While notable for its broad...