Tag: Atheism
What does it mean to be human?
In Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope, Sarah Bakewell reflects on 700 years of humanist thought, perusing the work of various writers, thinkers, scientists and artists who have spent time trying to understand what it means to be truly human. She tells the story of humanism, explaining why it has continued to flourish for so many years in spite of opposition from other groups.
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The broken hallelujah
On the new film about Leonard Cohen’s most famous song and more in the latest microphilosophy newsletter.
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Wrestling with the Almighty
“There are the bones of a very interesting book here. But what Brinkmann presents us with is a diary that reads like the notes for a book he couldn’t find the willpower to write.”
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unSILOed podcast
Talking to Greg LaBlanc about the legacy of Hume in this episode, while also diving into how someone can stay a generalist in the modern philosophy world, the scarcity of common sense and the sincerity of moral arguments.
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