–Has modern science made philosophy obsolete? –Is the soul real? –Do we have a free will? –Why should we be moral? –Does God exist, and if so, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? –What is the relation between faith and reason? Ric Machuga takes a holistic approach to these questions. No philosophical idea, no matter how small, can live alone. Ideas always gain their force, power, and life from their surroundings–their «ecosystem.» The ecosystem of ideas...