Reason in a Fractious Society
Video of my keynote talk at Integrity 20’18 presented by Griffith University
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Author: Julian Baggini
London – 4 December
Giving a talk on How The World Thinks at Goldsmiths, London this evening. A different talk to the one I’ve been “touring”, looking at why apparently outdated, pre-scientific metaphysics is still of interest. 18:00 at Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre (IGLT) in the Whitehead Building.
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Bristol – 3 December
On the meaning of festivals and celebrations. A Bristol Humanists event at Central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square, 19:30–21:00. Information here.
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Why your rivals are smiling at you
No one succeeds online by screaming “read me everyone!” Instead, we all act as though we are simply being sociable, sharing our thoughts freely, almost as though we were being generous rather than self-serving. We retweet and share the posts of others, not only because we find them genuinely interesting, but also because we know that is what cooperatition needs: its the cooperative side of the competition for attention.
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Reparations for slavery are fair
A lot of societal inequality and injustice is inherited from those whose gains were to various degrees ill-earned. As a society we have barely begun to address this seriously.
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