Six Dominant Ideas, Part Five: Turning the Intellectual Tide
An analysis of the important ideas that have shaped the modern world suggests that, contrary to the message conveyed by the proponents of those ideas, faith and reason are not mutually exclusive.
Six Dominant Ideas, Part Four: Positively No Absolutes?
A look at two philosophies that gained prominence largely as a result of 20th-century developments in science.
Six Dominant Ideas, Part Three: A Dream Gone Wrong
Sigmund Freud's theories have helped to shape the mental framework of just about everyone, whether they have read his works or not.
Six Dominant Ideas, Part Two: A Dark Fellow From Trier
Karl Marx may have influenced modern history more than any other intellectual, but what influenced his theories?
Six Dominant Ideas, Part One: Origin of a Specious Theory
In the first article in a series examining the foundations of modern Western thought, Vision looks at a theory that removed God from His role as Creator.
Bertrand Russell: Philosophy's Wallpaper
One of the intellectual and philosophical giants of the the 20th century, Bertrand Russell was one of the most widely read philosophers of his time.
Charles Darwin: Natural Selection: Explaining How Evolution Might Work
Darwin's observations gradually germinated into an idea that served to revolutionize almost eery aspect of Western thought.
Albert Einstein: Father of Relativity, Not Relativism
Albert Einstein is perhaps the most famous scientist of the 20th century, best known for the Special and General Theories of Relativity.
Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis and Sexual Repression
Freud's effect on our modern world is that his message is largely responsible for the unwillingness of so many to see themselves as accountable for their actions and personal problems.
Karl Marx: Failed Solution to Capitalism's Excesses
Marx believed that the rules of culture and government in general are formulated primarily to suppress the poorer classes and should be forcibly abandoned.
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