Scotty Hendricks

Scotty Hendricks

Contributing Writer

scotty hendricks

Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.

Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?
Existentialism is great and all, but how can you really relate to the ideas if you don't think God is dead? Luckily, we've got just the thing. 
Nietzsche's ideas were used by the Nazi's to justify their atrocities, but did Nietzsche actually support Fascism? 
There are many famous schools of thought that you have probably heard of, but did you hear the truth or just get a caricature of the idea? 
Americans are, often with justification, regarded as not being versed in philosophy. This is a shame, as the United States and the colonies that proceeded it have produced many great thinkers
This polymath's papers—full of personal and scientific revelations—have joined the World Register.