Tag Archives: Symmetry of Identity

Ontological Arithmetic. One Realistic Foot in the Door of the Philosophy of Mathematics

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Rchard E. Hennessey

The aim of the present post is three-fold. I wish first to draw attention to the ontological theory of identity, i.e., of existents as identical with existents, and three quite basic principles of the theory. I then wish to then … Continue reading →

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Matthew Wright on Intelligent Aliens

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Rchard E. Hennessey

One of my favorite blogs is Matthew Wright’s Matthew Wright. A post illustrating nicely why I enjoy what he writes is the “Are we so arrogant to suppose [intelligent] aliens will be like us?” appearing yesterday. In the present post … Continue reading →

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The Inconsistency of the Doctrine of (the Distinction of Divine Persons and so That of) the Trinity with Monotheism

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Rchard E. Hennessey

Introduction. In my immediately previous post, the “Thomas Aquinas: Beyond Aristotle’s Aristotelian Conception of the Numerical” of April 1, 2014, the discussion of Thomas Aquinas’s understanding that numerical or arithmetical terms such as “three” have application to non-physical reality quite naturally … Continue reading →

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A Note on Metaphysics, in Partial Response to Peter Hacker’s “Why Study Philosophy?”

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Rchard E. Hennessey

0. In “Why study philosophy?,” a note posted to his Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog, Brian Leiter points us to an article, also bearing the title, “Why Study Philosophy,” posted at iai news* and written by Peter Hacker, Emeritus research … Continue reading →

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