We seem to be caught in a dilemma. We can’t just dismiss the unacceptable prejudices of the past as unimportant. But if we think that holding morally objectionable views disqualifies anyone from being considered a great thinker or a political leader, then there’s hardly anyone from history left.
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While the narratives we like tell tend to be more like Hollywood movies, reality looks more like the work of a Beckett or a Pinter. The more we tidy the tales we tell, the more they resemble works of fiction rather than truthful histories.
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HOW THE WORLD THINKS. Talking about my new book at University of Edinburgh Humanist Society at 19:00. Location is the most apt David Hume Tower (LG09).
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HOW THE WORLD THINKS. Talking about my new book at the Quarterhouse at 18:00.
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To celebrate World Philosophy Day, I will be in the St George’s cafe from 1-4pm to talk philosophy with all-comers and give away dozens of translations of his books, in languages including Chinese, Korean, German and Spanish. If you can read it, you can take it!
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