10.27.09
Design arguments vs Schopenhauer on the ‘will’
Reposted from yesterday:
James said,
October 26, 2009 at 4:20 pm ·
I’m not really commenting on the issue of “design” as such. The main issue is the attempt by ID proponents to apply engineering terms to biological organisms in order to establish the rationality of some sort of designer and then claiming that the designer is really an artist to circumvent the problem of imperfect design. This isn’t really a problem if the “designer” is something like Schopenhauer’s “Will.”
Very good point. The abuse of the design argument by the ID group deserves a reminder of the perspective of Schopenhauer, a writer many fans of Darwinism might find helpful
Stephen P. Smith said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Whose “will” is this that holds such vitality? The search for self almost never ends!
The fans of Darwinism cannot accept such a will, doing so is to admit to vitality and open the door to philosophical vetting.
Darwiniana » Reductionist darwinism vs Schopenhauer said,
October 27, 2009 at 2:07 pm
[...] Comment on dsign, and Schopenhauer’s will Stephen P. Smith said, October 27, 2009 at 1:38 pm · Whose “will” is this that holds such vitality? The search for self almost never ends! The fans of Darwinism cannot accept such a will, doing so is to admit to vitality and open the door to philosophical vetting. [...]