Bristol Food Connections
A FEAST OF FILM AND PHILOSOPHY – BRISTOL, 7 MAY. “In this tasty illustrated talk, writer and philosopher Julian Baggini[…]
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Atheists: The Origin of the Species – review
A thorough history of atheism is long overdue. The godless may not at first be pleased to discover that the person who has stepped up to the plate to write it comes from the ranks of the opposition. But Nick Spencer, research director of the Christian thinktank Theos, is the kind of intelligent, thoughtful, sympathetic critic that atheists need, if only to remind them that belief in God does not necessarily require a loss of all reason.
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THE VIRTUES OF THE TABLE – HEXHAM, 4 MAY. Talking at Queen’s Hall at 2:30 about my new book. Full details[…]
ReadShould we avoid ‘shoulds’?
“Should” has become a kind of dirty word. Say it and you often get the retort, “Says who?” It’s a good question and the problem of answering it can be seen by considering two different kinds of “should”, as distinguished by Immanuel Kant.
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PHILOSOPHY MASTERCLASS – WATERSTONE’S PICCADILLY, 2 MAY. An evening on food and philosophy based around The Virtues of the Table. A[…]
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