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Survival of the Cynical: Marilynne Robinson on Darwinism as Ideology
By L. Silas Sterling When we discuss evolution in modern discourse, we usually assume we are standing on the firm ground of objective biology. We imagine a neutral scientific process: organisms inherit physical traits, face selective environmental pressures, and those possessing advantageous mutations survive to pass their genetic material to subsequent generations. This empirical model…
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A Note to Philosophy Now Readers
If you caught my letter in Issue 175 of Philosophy Now—responding to Jimmy Alfonso Licon’s piece on moral intuitions—thanks for taking the time to look up the site! In that note, I wanted to push past the usual stalemate we get stuck in with potential-futures arguments. Licon rightly observes that if we resist comparing a…
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BEYOND THE ABYSS: SECULARISM, SCIENCE, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT NIHILISM
If you mention the word nihilism at a dinner party, the room tends to shift. The term conjures images of rain-slicked streets, black turtlenecks, or cinematic villains sneering that “nothing matters.” In mainstream culture, nihilism is treated as a psychological virus—an intellectual dead end where despair triumphs and purpose goes to die. For anyone who…