Is humanity losing faith in reason?
UNTHINKABLE – THE IRISH TIMES. Q&A on my new book with Joe Humpreys. Q&A on my “well-timed and cogently argued” new[…]
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Religion and Atheism: Beyond the Divide
BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF IDEAS – 15 NOVEMBER. Religion and Atheism: Beyond the Divide with John Cottingham, Lois Lee, Raymond Tallis and me as a participating chair. Listen again here.
ReadAn Age of Unreason?
BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF IDEAS – 7 NOVEMBER. Discussing whether we live in an age of unreason with James Garvey, author of The Persuaders and my successor as editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. 19:00 at Waterstones. Listen again here.
ReadSigning Off
At its worst, a pseudonym is a desperate necessity, the only means of writing as yourself. At its best, it is a freely chosen way of writing as another or extending oneself. The world-views that determine which form of pseudonym prevails are fundamentally opposed in values.
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