Years ago, C.S. (Clive Staples) Lewis wrote a very helpful little book with this title. In it he reviewed the major “explanations” or “justifications” usually given for the presence of pain in human experience. In philosophical/theological contexts this reality is usually called “the problem of pain.” Aside from the usual and/or obvious possible explanations for…

PLATO OR ARISTOTLE ? When I first got to read both Plato and Aristotle in depth in graduate school, I discovered how different their writings and philosophies are. Plato is rhapsodic and thoughtfully deep while Aristotle is more systematic and analytic. At first, I enjoyed reading Plato more, but had to admit that at times…