Against the new Cartesian Circle

In two recent papers, Michael Della Rocca accuses Descartes of reasoning circularly in the Fourth Meditation. This alleged new circle is distinct from, and more vicious than, the traditional Cartesian Circle arising in the Third Meditation. We explain Della Rocca’s reasons for this accusation, showing that his argument is invalid

Science and Faith in Kant\u27s First Critique

This thesis engages in an interpretative debate over Kant’s general aims in the first Critique. I argue that a defense of the rational legitimacy of religious faith is at the very center of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Moreover, I argue that Kant’s defense of faith is inextricably bound up with his views on the legitimacy of science. On my account, Kant’s Critique not only demonstrates that science is fully consistent with religious faith, but also that science, when properly understood, actually favors religious belief over non-belief

Love, Justice, and Divine Simplicity

This paper raises an underappreciated paradox for classical theism. Love seems to be an inherently biased and partial relation. Justice seems to require the opposite, detached impartiality (think of the attributes of the just judge). But if these are conceptual facts, then classical theism is guilty of ascribing inconsistent attributes to God: perfect love and perfect justice. I resolve this paradox in a manner that weighs in favor of the principle of divine simplicity

Review of J.L. Schellenberg's Religion After Science

Review of J.L. Schellenberg's Religion After Science: The Cultural Consequences of Religious Immaturity (Cambridge, 2019

Czwarta medytacja a kartezjańskie koła

Proponujemy nowe spojrzenie na rolę argumentacyjną, jaką odgrywa czwarta Medytacja w ramach Medytacji o pierwszej filozofii. Przedłożona przez nas interpretacja pozwala po pierwsze, wyjaśnić wiele zaskakujących i inaczej niezrozumiałych twierdzeń sformułowanych przez Kartezjusza w czwartej Medytacji, a po drugie uchyla zarzut, że to czwarta Medytacja prowadzi do powstania w systemie Kartezjusza problemu błędnego koła — lub przynajmniej tylko pogarsza ten problem.We offer a novel interpretation of the argumentative role that Meditation IV plays within the whole of the Meditations. This new interpretation clarifies several otherwise head-scratching claims that Descartes makes about Meditation IV, and it fully exonerates the Fourth Meditation from either raising or exacerbating Descartes’ circularity problems