Author Archives: Philosopher Ad Absurdum

I’ve recently started mentoring a group of year 7s at school. In the last session, we were discussing whether we could trust our senses and the different ways they can be fooled. Before we had gotten too far, the kids were immediately bringing up the black and blue dress that looked gold and silver. IContinue reading “The Philosopher’s Dress”

So my sister and I (Hello if you are reading. Are you proud you are mentioned in a blog post?) went down to the Edinburgh Fringe for a weekend and while we were down there we went to go and see “La Boheme”. It was absolutely beautiful and we were sat next to a lovelyContinue reading “Etiquette at the Theater According to Utilitarianism”

How can we use books we read everyday to describe the problems between omniscience and free will when looking into the properties of God? Trying to get your head around the concept of God and the various issues that each of His characteristics have is a complicated one. Certainly, when I’ve been trying to explainContinue reading “God’s Greatest Book”

Can the humble tape measure be used to understand the reductio ad absurdum involved in the cosmological argument.  So, a couple of weeks ago, my dad was playing with a tape measure by seeing how far the metal tape ruler could reach without breaking. As I watched the multiple failed attempts, I couldn’t help butContinue reading “Reductio Ad A Tape Measure”

Many of us grew up avidly reading and watching the Harry Potter series, and attempting to (in vain)  use it in real life. Though we may live in a muggle society, it is an interesting question to consider whether magic could be possible with our philosophical ideas of perception. Direct realism is the idea thatContinue reading “Harry Potter and Perception”