Middle Way Society Podcast
VIRTUES OF THE TABLE PODCAST. Talks about how our relationship with food and drink is a great way to explore what it means to be human and how to try to live conscientiously with Barry Daniel.
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How can we do the right thing?
We can pretend that Tomas just had a moment of madness where his primal survival instinct took over, but his wife, Ebba, knows better, and so do we.
ReadHow can we be content in a world full of choice?
We want the power of choice to entail the power to guarantee the best outcome. We should get rid of that illusion, embrace uncertainty and save anxiety for the choices that really matter.
ReadGloucestershire Philosophical Society
FREEDOM REGAINED – CHELTENHAM, 15 APRIL. Organised by the Gloucestershire Philosophical Society and the School of Humanities. Everyone is welcome and the event is free. 19:30–21:00, University of Gloucestershire (Francis Close Hall Campus) TC001.
ReadThinking Allowed
Free will explored. Laurie Taylor talks to Julian Baggini about his latest work which considers the concept of freedom. He argues against the idea that free will is an illusion due to a combination of genes, environment and personal history. Instead he posits a sliding scale of freedom which allows for the possibility of individual agency and responsibility.
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