Simon Blackburn

Why is there something and not nothing?

Why does causation run always from past to future, or does it make sense to think that the future might influence the past?

Apparent concern disguises hope of future benefit. The leading paradigm in the social sciences is homo economicus --

economic man. Economic man looks after himself, in competitive struggle with others.

Apparent concern disguises hope of future benefit. The leading paradigm in the social sciences is homo economicus --

economic man. Economic man looks after himself, in competitive struggle with others.

I would prefer to introduce myself as doing conceptual engineering. For just as the engineer studies the structure of material things, so the philosopher studies the structure of thought.