A fitting memorial to Scotland’s greatest thinker
“Much as I could see the Hume Mausoleum needed some tender loving care, there was something about it, and the[…]
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Pinch me, I’m dreaming
“Authenticity is not an on/off switch. The fact that no experience or event is untouched by perception or manipulation does[…]
ReadHow to master the ancient art of winning people over
“I’d like to persuade you to come to see me at the Edinburgh Book Festival this weekend. However, to do[…]
ReadBroadening British horizons
“Very few people are consciously or actively hostile to the idea that we have no monopoly on wisdom, but if[…]
ReadGreat minds don’t think alike
“Intellectual pursuits and belief systems do not have sharp boundaries. Staying deep within them, however, can make you forget that[…]
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