Journeyman Philosopher

 This arose from an article I read in Philosophy Now (Issue 167, April/May 2025) by James R. Robinson, who developed his ideas while writin...

 As I mentioned in an earlier post this month, I’m currently reading Brian Greene’s book, Until the End of Time; Mind, Matter; and Our Sear...

 This is a series of posts I published on Quora recently, virtually in one day, in response to specific questions, so I thought it worth pos...

 I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos of Alan Moore , who’s probably best known for his graphic novels, Watchmen and V for Vendetta ,...

  Philosophy Now (UK publication) that I’ve subscribed to for well over a decade now, is a bi-monthly (so 6 times a year) periodical, and i...

This is something I’ve written about before, so what can I possibly add? Sometimes the reframing of a question changes the emphasis. In this...

 I was given a book for a birthday present just after the turn of the century, titled A Terrible Beauty; The People and Ideas that Shaped th...

 At my mother’s funeral a few years ago, her one-and-only great-granddaughter (Hollie Smith) read out a self-composed poem, titled ‘What’s i...

I just came out of hospital Wednesday, after one week to the day. My last post was written while I was in there, so obviously not cognitivel...

 I read an article in Philosophy Now by Paul Doolan, who ‘taught philosophy in international schools in Asia and in Europe’ and is also an ...

 This is another question of the month from Philosophy No w. My first reaction was that the question was unanswerable, but then I realised t...

 I’ve recently read 2 really good books on consciousness and the mind, as well as watch countless YouTube videos on the topic, but the title...

 I went and saw a film made of a live performance of this highly rated play, put on by the National Theatre at the Harold Pinter Theatre in ...