Mind Is More Fundamental Than Matter -- Arguing for Metaphysical Personalism

Here's a 7-part article series where I argue for the view that the most fundamental or foundational reality is personal and immaterial, rather than material and impersonal. If you're well-read on this area, you will probably observe a good amount of resemblance to Richard Swinburne's thought, as well as some elements that are similar to what Alvin Plantinga and J. P. Moreland have written on this subject. Still, I do think that my position probably has some few genuine distinctive features in comparison to these thinkers.

Link to the article series: Metaphysical Personalism – Why the Mind Comes First

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Perfect Being Theology and the Value of Freedom -- A Solution to an Apparent Problem

This article discusses an apparent problem that arises from the conjunction of the Anselmian definition of God as the greatest conceivable being, and the view concerning the value of freedom that is implied by the free will defense against the problem of evil. Quentin Smith has pointed out this problem in his writings, and thus I use some of his ideas as the starting point from which I begin to analyze the problem. It seems to me that clear definitions of the key concepts involved in the problem will provide the ingredients needed for a a solution. While the problem is intriguing, it ultimately fails to point out a problem in a fully developed theistic view of reality.

Link to the article: Freedom, Goodness, and Metaphysical Value
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