The Digital Human
THE DIGITAL HUMAN – BBC RADIO FOUR. I’m one of the voices in this programme about the “frictionless” world, first[…]
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Friction-free fictions
In Thus Spake Zarathustra, Nietzsche described what he called “The Last Men”. These are human beings who have overcome all[…]
ReadThinking through film and music
The way in which film and music explore ideas is very different from the way in which philosophers do so, verbally and logically. But they are still doing philosophy.
ReadFunzing in Bristol
THE PHILOSOPHY OF FREE WILL – 29 MAY, BRISTOL. Are you free? Or are you just following the hidden commands of unconscious processes, genetic dispositions, social conditioning and manipulation? Philosopher JB argues that those who deny we have free will are starting with a misguided and unrealistic idea of what it is. Only by understanding what it really means to be free we can make the most of our freedom. A Funzing event at The Crofter’s Rights, Bristol at 19:00.
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HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN – HAY, 25-28 MAY. I’m taking part in a number of events during this philosophy festival.
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