It’s great, just don’t ask me what it means
I must have been barely a teenager or younger when I first saw The Birthday Party, but not being able to make head nor tail of it didn’t seem to be a problem…
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The Illuminati: maybe not such a mad idea
When we dig for the truth, we flirt with madness. But in a world where hidden power is all too real, it’s the only sane thing to do.
ReadIs Truth a Political Luxury?
It is easy to profess allegiance to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, but in a world where opponents are using every trick in the book to defeat you, can anyone afford to be so high-minded?
ReadThe triage of truth
If we are sincerely interested in the truth we can use expert opinion more objectively without either giving up our rational autonomy or giving in to our preconceptions. I’ve developed a simple three-step heuristic I’ve dubbed ‘The Triage of Truth’ which can give us a way of deciding whom to listen to about how the world is…
ReadUnravelling the Truth
In an exclusive introduction to his new book A Short History of Truth, celebrated philosopher Julian Baggini takes on the thorny problem of veracity, uncovers ten types of truth and examines why, now more than ever, it’s our most valuable commodity.
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