Hilstonian Philosophy

I have no formal training in philosophy, but few things have invigorated or excited me more than the study of this broad topic. As trivialized as the word itself has become in modern parlance -- not unlike the word "rhetoric" -- philosophy is something that pervades our every waking moment, sometimes consciously, but mostly unconsciously.

In Hamlet, the Duke of Denmark, Shakespeare's protagonist says:

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. [Hamlet, Act 1 Scene V]

Through my ponderings and musings about my particular worldview, it continues to be of great personal value to study and to consider opposing worldviews and to do my best to understand them. Not only does this enterprise broaden my thinking and understanding of different people and cultures, but it forces me to confront my own biases and prejudices. It also challenges me to rethink long-cherished notions about humanity and our place as humans in this world.

The aim of this and subsequent pages is to present my thoughts on various subjects of philosophy and their proponents. I consider this a life-long endeavor, so I'll add to this as life allows.

If you happen to visit this page and are growing impatient regarding the lack of activity here, send me an e-mail. That tends to motivate me to wax philosophical. And goodness knows, I am never lacking in having something to say. Ask my former friends.

Kidding.

By the way, some people think religion is a separate topic from philosophy. It's not. So don't be surprised to see religious topics and figures listed below and (eventually) discussed on subsequent pages.

The Difference Between God's Decrees and God's Will

The Potter-Clay Metaphor of Jeremiah 18 (to come)

Discussion Between a "Settled View" Proponent and an "Open View" Proponent

Five Steps to Presuppositional Apologetics

Objectivity, Blind Faith and the Skeptic

Augustine on Immutability

Philosophy Topics (to come) Apologetics Epistemology Metaphysics Humor Aesthetics Hermeneutics Logic Logical fallacies Mind-Body “Problem” Buddhism Value Brute facts Theism Atheism And much, much more.

Philosophers (to come) Adam Abraham Aristotle Plato Augustine Aquinas Hegel Huxley (choose a Huxley, any Huxley) Gould Kant Spinoza David Hume Ayn Rand Cornelius Van Til Greg Bahnsen And much, much more!