Even among those who do not study philosophy, it is quite well known that William of Ockham, the man behind "Ockham's Razor," tried to disprove the idea of a human soul. In philosophy, a razor is a device that is used to shave away unnecessary explanations, which is precisely what he is said to have…
Devotion offered before the VT State House
You could say that there are two kinds of philosophers -- those who see change as fundamental to meaning, and those who see essence as fundamental. You could call the first group hayathologists after the Hebrew word that God offers when Moses asked God who he should say sent him. God replied, "Tell them…