Liberalism, Conservatism and spirituality, Part III: the crisis of nihilism and the decline of liberty
Witches and Pagans now has Part III of my essay on liberalism, conservatism, their intellectual and moral collapse and what spiritualities of immanence might be able to do to revitalize them. If you wonder why liberals are so weak and … Read more
Understanding Liberalism and Conservativism: the value of Pagan insights for both
Part II of my essay on Liberalism and Conservatism is now up at Witches and Pagans. In Part II I argue that both liberalism and conservatism have difficulties in creating a coherent outlook that Pagan insights help to heal.… Read more
Abortion- Not just a matter of theory
I am winding down my discussion of why no good arguments exist for denying women the right to decide for themselves whether to bring a fetus to term, or to abort it, with a account of how the issue of … Read more
A Pagan perspective on abortion, part I.
In my opinion the strongest argument against abortion shares an insight with those of us who love the other-than-human. Recently a woman sent me an e-mail to that effect. I want to use the points she raised to begin exploring … Read more
The fascinating link between where most stand on abortion and where they stand on environmentalism
Abortion and environmental issues constitute the two major ethical questions of our time. Over at Patheos I just posted why usually people who support environmentalism also support a woman’s right to choose and why people who oppose environmentalism also oppose … Read more
“Outlining a New Paradigm” Cosmos and Taxis, vol. 1, no. 1, 2013
Emergence is attracting growing interest in the sciences. This paper argues understanding emergence in social science requires different approaches than in the physical sciences. The argument makes use of contributions by Elizabeth Fox Keller, Thomas Kuhn, Jane Jacobs, Michael Polanyi, … Read more