An 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[…]
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Trust 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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UNTHINKABLE – THE IRISH TIMES. Q&A on my new book with Joe Humpreys. Q&A on my “well-timed and cogently argued” new[…]
ReadReligion 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.
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