Do We Live in the Best of All Possible Worlds?
Note: The definition of possible worlds I use in this essay is as follows: complete and distinct ways in which reality could exist,...
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The Philosophy of Eli S. Gardenswartz
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elisgardenswartz
Dec 30, 20236 min read
Ruminations on the Munchhausen Trilemma, Reason, Faith, and God
As I have extensively talked about in my prior blog post “The Paradox of Dogma,” there is ultimately a necessity for a dogmatic...
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elisgardenswartz
Nov 6, 20235 min read
Beyond Finitism and Rationality: The Search for Non-Nullified Meaning
Infinity most definitely exists in some shape or form. Either the universe expands on forever in space–and by extension into time–or the...
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elisgardenswartz
Oct 23, 20235 min read
Action Outside of Time
The existence of action and change seemingly necessitates the existence of time, as action and change occur in time. For a hypothetical...
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elisgardenswartz
Oct 10, 20235 min read
Being, Becoming, and Infinite Divisions in Time
In the Platonic conception of being and becoming, the being of a given entity corresponds to its unchanging existence in the world of...
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elisgardenswartz
Aug 10, 20235 min read
An Unraveling of Reality
Zhuang Zhou once dreamt that he was a butterfly, and then woke up to discover that he was himself. He then posited that he could have...
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elisgardenswartz
Aug 3, 20235 min read
Escaping Logic
Humanity is bound to logic, and there is seemingly no way to escape logic, as even anti-logic sentiments will still be within logic. I,...
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elisgardenswartz
Jul 29, 20233 min read
The Exponential Incorporeality of the Mental Image
Conciousness itself appears to lacks form and substance in that it does not have a physical existence. I myself affirm the viewpoint that...
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elisgardenswartz
Jul 24, 20234 min read
Reflections on Apophatic Theology
I myself firmly believe in apophatic theology, however, apophatic theology ultimately appears cataphatic in a certain sense - I shall...
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elisgardenswartz
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Ontology of Good and Evil on a Cosmic Level
On a cosmic level, perhaps good and evil can be understood as functions of change in the universe. While they can be used as descriptive...
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