Julian Baggini argues that the films of the Coen Brothers can compete with some of the greatest texts as a form of moral philosophy. His talk will be followed by a full screening of the darkly comedic, Oscar-winning murder-mystery Fargo (1996).
ReadSUNDAY TIMES FESTIVAL OF EDUCATION. I took part in a faith schools debate at this festival on Sunday 24 June,[…]
ReadAndrew Marr goes in search of a better life with the psychoanalyst Adam Phillips; the philosopher Julian Baggini; the poet Helen Dunmore; and the scientist Frances Ashcroft.
ReadDo you want to pay less tax? It’s totally legal. Faced with such an offer, I doubt many of us would turn round and say, “No, thank you.” Jimmy Carr didn’t when his financial adviser put exactly this suggestion to him. Yet, according to David Cameron, Carr was “morally wrong”, and public opinion agrees. So it seems that the vast majority would both pay less tax if they could and condemn Carr for doing exactly that.
ReadDo you see a glass that is half-full, half-empty, or that simply contains enough liquid to throw over the idiot asking you to make the choice?
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