Ep. #170 – A Dialectical Response to Animal Suffering w/ Dr. Jim Madden
Summary
What problem has Paul Draper raised for theists when it comes to evolutionary animal suffering? How might theists respond? Why is the philosophy of mind relevant to the question? Is evolutionary animal suffering more likely given naturalism than theism? Dr. Jim Madden joins the show to discuss these questions and more.
Guest Bio
Jim Madden is a professor of philosophy, and he lives with his wife and children in Atchison, Kansas. He is the author of Mind, Matter, and Nature: A Thomistic Proposal for the Philosophy of Mind and the recently completed Thinking about Thinking: Mind and Meaning in an Era of Technological Nihilism. Also, he has given many insightful talks for the Thomistic Institute and appears as a regular philosophy guest on the Pat Flynn Show.
Resources
Galileo’s Error by Phillip Goff
Mind, Matter, and Nature: A Thomistic Proposal for the Philosophy of Mind by Dr. Jim Madden
Dr. Jim Madden’s university webpage
Jim on the Pat Flynn Show (YouTube)
Neuroscience and the Soul by James Madden (Talk for the Thomistic Institute)
Related Episodes
Ep. #127 – A Jesuit’s Take on Animal Suffering w/ Fr. Christopher Steck S.J.
Ep. #126 – The Problem of Animal Suffering w/ Dr. Kyle Keltz
