About Aron Wall
I am a Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Before that, I read Great Books at St. John's College (Santa Fe), got my physics Ph.D. from U Maryland, and did my postdocs at UC Santa Barbara, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and Stanford. The views expressed on this blog are my own, and should not be attributed to any of these fine institutions.
Looks like I've got to tell you now what I think about the Cosmological Argument. I believe that Cosmological Arguments can give us a good reason to believe in some type of fundamental entity which causes the universe to exist. … Continue reading →
First read this piece by St. Feser: So you think you understand the Cosmological Argument? about the traditional structure of Cosmological Arguments, rebutting several popular misconceptions. Now take the following argument scheme, making suitable choices as needed: (Major Premise) Every … Continue reading →
I've been discussing Sean Carroll's claim that: The demand for more than a complete and consistent model that fits the data is a relic of a pre-scientific view of the world. My claim is that if you had a perfect … Continue reading →
In my previous posts about the Carroll-Craig debate, I've been skirting around the edges of an important claim by Carroll which summarizes the main reason he doesn't buy the Cosmological Argument. That's because I was focusing on the question of … Continue reading →
Here they are: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ http://letterstonature.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/sorry-aristotle-and-aquinas-but-i-still-dont-understand-formal-causes/ UPDATE: Also worth reading: http://scientiasalon.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/rescuing-aristotle/