Summer Nights
SUMMER NIGHTS – BBC RADIO 4, 23 AUGUST. Discussing “Do We Fear Boredom?” with host Giles Fraser, Naomi Alderman, Camila[…]
ReadSUMMER NIGHTS – BBC RADIO 4, 23 AUGUST. Discussing “Do We Fear Boredom?” with host Giles Fraser, Naomi Alderman, Camila[…]
ReadDelayed gratification is a Janus-faced virtue, used both as a tactic by hedonists to maximise pleasure and a strategy by ascetics to minimise it…
ReadPHILOSOPHY IN A DAY – LONDON, 30 NOVEMBER. I will be giving a guest lecture on thought experiments for Nigel[…]
ReadBATTLE OF IDEAS – LONDON, 19/20 OCTOBER. I’m taking part in two (hopefully non-pugilistic) events at the Battle of Ideas[…]
ReadUsed properly, doubt is neither a dead end, nor an obstacle to be overcome, but a guide. That is not to say, however, that it is merely a means to an end, something that can be left behind once it has done its task. In order to maintain an awareness of other perspectives, and to keep testing the robustness of your own, doubt always needs to be a close companion, asking the difficult questions.
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