Despite the opinion held by some that Kant’s Critical philosophy is no longer relevant this essay shows that the problems it deals with are ever present. Kant’s critical insights into these problems can be revealed by citing his open invitation to his critical reader to devote to the first antinomy his chief attention. This paper cites Hegel’s response to this invitation and shows where Hegel failed to meet with Kant’s critical demands. An analogous resolution is proposed that falls in line (...) not only with Kant, but with the science of big bang cosmology. An open as opposed to a closed interpretation of Kant is also argued for that leads to the judgment that Kant did not attempt to put an end to speculative metaphysics, but rather, he attempted to inspire metaphysicians to the end of a science of metaphysics. (shrink)

I have since the uploading of this work, redone the abstract to suit the newly published revision under the title: "The Alpha & the Omega, Book Two: The Problem of Evil, and God's Omnienevolence (A Biblical Exegesis)". Also available under that title in Philosophy Papers Archives; however, I have also replaced the former version with this new title here, to avoid the need to do a further search. This is the solution or the clear answer given to the problem of (...) evil that is found in the scriptures, that apologists thus far have been unable to see. The answer is clearly stipulated in the second to last chapter of this work; and it rests on over five dozen scriptural passages that once put together, lend clarity to the answer, and it is a very practical answer that anyone I believe cannot but fail to appreciate. (shrink)

A fictional Socratic dialogue in which Socrates resurfaces (descends and takes bodily form) and sits down on a park bench to talk with a man (Moe) who's flipping through the pages of Dawkins's "The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene," and Susan Blackmore's "The Meme Machine." Dawkins, via Moe, is given the Socratic treatment.