Paul Nelson of the University of Chicago points out that paleoanthropology, to cite one science, would be impossible without the concept of agency. Scientists use it to distinguish between tools and ...

Man cannot be redeemed simply by creating a favourable economic environment, Pope Benedict declares in a major new encyclical published yesterday. Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent, ...

Matthew A. Thompson ’26 lives in Matthews Hall. The scientific method: hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion. This is how I understood science at a Texas high school; this is also a notion that most ...

IN this useful and provocative work, the author denounces the idealistic tendencies of modern science and pleads for a revival of philosophical materialism. It is true that the extensive ...

This post is part of a series. You can read part 1 here. “Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” —Albert Einstein In part 1 ...

Unless your friends and loved ones gave you backrub coupons for the holidays, you’ve probably found yourself wading through an apartment swamped with a tide of new things. These gadgets and whatsits ...

Imagine you're a college student, and your professor claims that science has disproved the idea of God, of the soul, of ultimate meaning and of truth. What do you say to that professor? The best ...

Despite being much-maligned, materialism is not always bad for consumers. Loneliness may cause materialism, but the opposite is not necessarily true, according to a new study. Despite being ...