Edward Feser

Durham, Los Angeles

Writer at Freelance

Professor of Philosophy, Scholastic, Catholic

Articles

Edward Feser: The two thieves

1 week ago | edwardfeser.blogspot.com | Edward Feser

There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left… Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward...
On the tariff crisis

2 weeks ago | edwardfeser.blogspot.com | Edward Feser

his most devoted followers, whohave glibly dismissed all concerns and assured us that we are on the cusp of agolden age. If this does not sound likethe conclusion of careful and dispassionate reasoning, that is because it isn’t. Whatever the outcome of Trump’s policy, theflippant boosterism with which it has been put forward and defended is contraryto reason.
Scholastic regress arguments

2 weeks ago | edwardfeser.blogspot.com | Edward Feser

CausalityIn Aquinas’sFirst Way, he famously argues that it is impossible for there to be an infiniteseries of movers or changers, so that a regress of changers must terminate in afirst unchanging changer.As I’vediscussed in many places (such as at pp.
A Catholic Defense of Enforcing Immigration Laws

1 month ago | thepublicdiscourse.com | Edward Feser

The Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to enforce U.S. immigration laws have been controversial, not least in Catholic circles. On one hand, Vice President J. D. Vance has defended the administration’s restrictive immigration policy by appealing to the theological notion of the ordo amoris (or order of charity), according to which our strongest obligations are to those closest to us, such as our fellow citizens.
Claremont Review of Books

1 month ago | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Algis Valiunas |Mark Helprin |Edward Feser |William Voegeli

Since the dawn of the atomic age, when we gained the capacity to destroy everything there is, we have grown superficially accustomed to the possible end of civilized life—or even of all human life—on earth, blunting the edge of a wholesome and salutary fear. But, of course, to live with full, unremitting awareness of how precarious our condition really is would be intolerable, so a certain insouciance proves wholesome, and salutary, too.
Mackie on Pascal’s Wager

1 month ago | edwardfeser.blogspot.com | Edward Feser

TheMiracle of Theism, though important, are not fatal. Let’s take a look at the argument, at Mackie’sobjections, and at how a defender of Pascal might reply to them.
War Against the Cartels is Justified

2 months ago | postliberalorder.com | Edward Feser

President Trump has ordered that Mexican drug cartels be designated “foreign terrorist organizations.” As the order notes:The Cartels have engaged in a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs.
The ethics of invective

2 months ago | catholicworldreport.com | Edward Feser |Carl Olson

(Image: Charles | Unsplash.com)It’s often said that while sticks and stones can break our bones, words can never hurt us. But it isn’t true. Were we mere animals, it would be true, but we’re not. We are rational social animals. Hence, we can be harmed, not only in ways that injure the body but also in ways that bring distress to the mind and damage our standing with our fellow human beings. These harms are typically not as grave as those involving bodily trauma, but they are real harms all the same.
The ethics of invective

Jan 23, 2025 | edwardfeser.blogspot.com | Edward Feser

rational social animals. Hencewe can be harmed, not only in ways that injure the body, but also in ways thatbring distress to the mind and damage our standing with our fellow humanbeings. These harms are typically not asgrave as those involving bodily trauma, but they are real harms all thesame. Indeed, mockery and the loss ofone’s good name can even be felt by one who suffers them as worse than (atleast some) bodily harms.
Hope in the Ruins

Jan 14, 2025 | postliberalorder.com | Edward Feser

Raymond Chandler wrote of “those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch.” When these notorious winds arrive, he noted, “anything can happen.” And it did happen, last week. I’ve lived in Los Angeles my entire life, nearly six decades.

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers: 43K
Tweets: 8K
DMs Open: No

Edward Feser @FeserEdward

22 Apr 25

RT @kalezelden: When people wonder to themselves “what happened?” look no further than this condensed symbol.

Edward Feser @FeserEdward

21 Apr 25

As the cardinals begin to think about who ought to succeed Pope Francis, some reminders about the first duty of popes: “The first condition of salvation is to keep the norm of the true faith and in no way to deviate from the established doctrine of the Fathers. For it is

Edward Feser @FeserEdward

21 Apr 25

RT @ccpecknold: https://t.co/41x0J7Hkqk