On Humour
DIALOGUE ON HUMOUR WITH HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI – LONDON, 18 FEBRUARY. A Forum for European Philosophy event at the London[…]
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Huhne case highlights the end of privacy
The social networking genie is out of the bottle and it is far too mischievous to be tamed. Discretion was hard enough to maintain when it could count on the support of social mores. Now that honesty, openness and sharing are the supreme values, it stands no chance. There is no turning the clock back to the days when the four walls of home contained more secrets than anyone outside could imagine. With denial and cover-up no longer an option, we are going to have to become more forgiving of others and of ourselves.
ReadInterview on Complaint
INTERVIEW IN EL MUNDO (Spain). Mainly about my book Complaint, La Queja in Spanish. Online version here.’
ReadAre we all doing our best?
An Olympiad of the least plausible claims ever made by philosophers would be a very busy competition indeed. One of the favourites for a podium place, however, would have to be Plato’s argument that no one knowingly chooses to do wrong. To do wrong is to err, and no one errs willingly. We are all only doing our best.
ReadCan we have too much self-esteem?
What I think many religions have got right is that we are, in a sense, terminally inadequate. Even the best fall short, which is why there is a whole industry devoted to knocking so-called saints off their pedestals. And it is important that we recognise this: it is impossible to do better if you are under the illusion you’re already the best.
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