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3.4 The Silent God and the Problem of Universals

3.4 The Silent God and the Problem of Universals

Update: 2025-10-13
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Our AI hosts unpack chapter 2 of Francis Schaeffer’s book, He is There and He is Not Silent. Schaeffer which explores the central problem of epistemology—how we know and can be certain of knowledge. We go deep into the ongoing struggle to bridge the gap between particulars (individual observations) and universals (comprehensive principles that give meaning). Subscribers to J.R. Miller’s Substack are invited to critique this AI summary and discuss the special content archived on the episode landing page.

Read along with The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy (Includes The God Who Is There, Escape from Reason, and He Is There and He Is Not Silent with forward by J.I. Packer) Volume Set)

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3.4 The Silent God and the Problem of Universals

3.4 The Silent God and the Problem of Universals

J.R. Miller