A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God
might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would …

Mental causation, idea that it is us–via our minds–who cause bodily actions is as
commonsensical as it is indispensable for our understanding of ourselves as rational …

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This article critically evaluates Jeffrey Koperski's decretalism, which presents the laws of
nature as divine decrees functioning as constraints rather than dynamic forces. Building on …

Scientific realism and anti-realism, in various forms, frame many philosophical discussions
about what constitutes a successful scientific theory. This paper explores this within an …

Michael Esfeld has recently put forth his ontology of persons, with which he hopes to secure
freedom and irreducible personhood as well as scientific realism, all by working with …

In his article,“Breaking Laws of Nature,” Jeffrey Koperski considers various attempts to give
an account of the laws of nature. Following early modern natural philosophers, he opts for …

Michael Esfeld has recently put forth his ontology of persons, with which he hopes to secure
freedom and irreducible personhood as well as scientific realism, all by working with …

The ontology of the human person is a matter of ongoing debate. Substance dualism is a
view that solves virtually all the intractable problems that haunt its materialist rivals. It does …

In Evil and Many Worlds: A Free-Will Theodicy, William Hunt presents a unique approach to
explaining how God and evil can coexist despite the abundance of moral and natural evils …