Modern Philosophy and the Problem of Identity

Illustrating major theories in metaphysics today

Modern philosophy is overcomplicated and completely inaccessible. Most everyone agrees. But why?

When people read ancient philosophy, they often report it being surprisingly imprecise and wishy-washy about the ultimate nature of things, because modern philosophy by comparison is obsessed with giving specific names of actors in or aspects of the world that do specific things and have specific relationships with each other to make the world the way…