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In this and the next podcast, we turn our conversation to points of application, discussing some of the ways the Realism/Nominalism debate is having a dramatic impact on all we think and do.
In these episodes we discuss:
- If beauty is really in the eye of the beholder
- Can there be justice for all if we are nominalists
- How these ideas shape the work of physicians and therapists
- The nominalistic assumption underlying Critical Theory
- Why people say “That’s true for you but not for me.”
- How we got to the point of believing there are more than two genders
- Nominalism and abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia
- If there is one correct interpretation of a passage of Scripture (or any other document, such as the Constitution)?
- How nominalism cuts the heart out of Christian theology (and is supposed in Islamic theology)
- What it means to discuss “family” without a realist understanding
- Some questions that help people understand the limits of their Nominalist views
Resources mentioned during our conversation:
- The first episode in this series: #45 – What Makes Things What They Are? The Realist/Nominalist Debate, Part 1
- The second episode in the series: #46 – Good Reasons to Believe in Things We Can’t See: The Realism/Nominalism Debate, Part 2
- The third episode in this series: #47: The Beliefs, Distinctions, and Cultural Impact of Nominalism: The Realism/Nominalism Debate, Part 3
- The fourth episode in this series: #48: God, Universals, and the Nature of Reality: The Realism/Nominalism Debate, Part 4 (with special guest Paul Gould, Ph.D) – Thinking Christianly
- J.P. Moreland, Finding Quiet: My Struggle of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace
- Thinking Christianly Podcast – #19: Finding Quiet When Experiencing Anxiety and Depression
- Pitirim Sorokin, The Crisis of Our Age (archive edition)
Recommended resources:
- J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview