Free will explored. Laurie Taylor talks to Julian Baggini about his latest work which considers the concept of freedom. He argues against the idea that free will is an illusion due to a combination of genes, environment and personal history. Instead he posits a sliding scale of freedom which allows for the possibility of individual agency and responsibility.
ReadAC Grayling and John Gray are two of Britain’s best-known public philosophers, consistent and relentless in arguing for their respective world views. There, however, the similarities end. Grayling is the approachable, upbeat carrier of the Enlightenment torch, while Gray is the gloomy critic of uplifting myths of human progress and rationality.
ReadAUDIO/VIDEO OF DISCUSSION ON SUFFERING. “Christian thinker Vince Vitale and atheist thinker Julian Baggini debate suffering with Justin Brierley.” On Premier Christian Radio’s Unbelievable.
ReadComfort is often lacking when there is no hope of a life to come. If tragedy on stage is cathartic, in brutal reality it is simply demoralising.
ReadA GOD-SHAPED HOLE? Podcast hosted by Mark Dowd, with Peter Stanford, Mark Vernon and myself.
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