Brain in a Vat and Other Stories
A PODCAST OF “BRAIN IN A VAT AND OTHER STORIES” IS NOW AVAILABLE. I took part in this Forum for European[…]
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Twenty Questions
TWENTY QUESTIONS. A Q&A for the TLS in which I reveal my least favourite fictional character and hidden talents, among other[…]
ReadWho are we? Identity politics dissected
Video of discussion at this years’s Battle of Ideas featuring me, Ivan Hewett, Sunder Katwala, Michele Moody-Adams and Brendan O’Neill, chaired by Claire Fox.
ReadAn Evening with Julian Baggini
THE EGO TRICK – SOUTH LONDON, 22 NOVEMBER. An evening with Julian Baggini hosted by South East London Humanist Group (SELHuG) and[…]
ReadTrust the people? Not completely
Western democracy is built around a tripartite trust: trust in the people to hold government to account and to set the general direction of policy, but also trust in politicians to make specific decisions, and in institutions to provide safeguards against rash or tyrannical actions. What we are seeing all over the western world are the last two pillars being torn down, leaving all trust resting on the people.
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