Probability

I have struggled with the concept of probability for a long time. Not with the maths but with the meaning. Does a probability number really mean anything at all? And if so, what? Recently, I have reached a definite position on this. Here it is.
In a metaphysical sense, it seems clear that the probability number [...]

The scope of free will

I was debating the issue of anarchy and was directed to this article (pdf) by Prof. Moshe Kroy which highlights some fundamental differences between Rand’s philosophy and Rothbard’s including the scope of free will.
According to Rand’s theory of human freedom, man’s only fundamental freedom, the sole domain in which he is capable of being a [...]

Why should values be agent-relative?

Heumer’s critique of Ayn Rand’s ”The Objectivist Ethics” begins with
…premise 1 [Value is agent-relative; things can only be valuable for particular entities] begs the question.
One of the central groups of opponents Rand is facing is people who believe in absolute value, and not just agent-relative value. The absolutist view is that it is possible for some things [...]

Science and philosophy – 1

A couple of days back, in a comment on this video, I wrote
Unfortunately because of the philosophy of logical positivism, most scientists today are afraid or unwilling to accept the necessity of metaphysics at all.
Today, I started reading a book “dreams of a final theory” by Steven Weinberg. Early on in the book, he writes
Speaking [...]

Book Review: Practising The Power Of Now

I recently started reading the book “Practising The Power Of Now” by Eckhart Tolle. Here are a few excerpts from the first few pages.
The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way, but it is simply your natural state of felt oneness with Being. It [...]