This paper explores Kuyper’s approach to evolution and evolutionism. He was opposed evolutionism as it has roots in monism pantheism; promotes atheism. However, he did leave the way open support some form of that guided by God not random chance.

Abstract In this paper, we evaluate some proposals that have been put forward to clarify the ontological consequences of relational quantum mechanics. We first focus on priority monism and ontic structural realism argue these views are not suitable for providing an interpretation theory. Then, discuss alternative regard as more promising, based so-called ‘metaphysical coherentism’, which also c...

Even though the use of actors is a popular method for researching the expression of emotion, little is known about the relation between acted and real emotions. To shed some light on this, we set up a novel experiment, based on the Velten mood induction procedure, during which participants have to utter pre-defined sentences with a strong emotional content. In one group of participants, real po...

The aim of this article is to articulate and critically discuss different answers the following question: How should decision-makers deal with conflicts that arise when values usually entailed in ethical guidelines – such as accuracy, privacy, non-discrimination transparency for use Artificial Intelligence (e.g. algorithm-based sentencing) clash one another? To begin with, I focus on clarifying...

Abstract In this essay, I suggest that Spinoza acknowledges a distinction between formal reality is infinite and timelessly eternal non-infinite (i. e., finite or indefinite) non-eternal enduring). also argue if, in Spinoza’s system, only intelligible causation genuine causation, then infinite, cannot cause non-infinite, reality. A denial of eternal-durational generates puzzle, however: if no e...

In the last two decades the classical post-Cartesian mind-body dualism (which by many scientist and philosophers is considered to be old-fashioned and overcome by modern monism of materialism) seems to be prevailed by a kind of body-brain dualism propagated by modern neurophysiology and neurophilosophy. The human embryo however seems to challenge this false monism of “We are our brain.” The phe...