Journeyman Philosopher

This is another posting arising from an intellectually stimulating read: Michael Frayn’s The Human Touch , subtitled, Our Part in The Creati...

I first came across the term ‘intentionality’ as a philosophical term when I was reading John Searle’s Mind , and I had difficulties with it...

This is one of those topics that is possibly best introduced by discussing what it is not. Traditionally, Western philosophy is divided into...

This is a letter I wrote to New Scientist in response to an article by Jim Giles. In a nutshell, 'twin studies' have revealed that ...

This is a title sure to raise the hackles of a number of philosophers, assuming they would read it. I am currently reading a book called Thi...

Most people reading this already have preconceived answers, but they would be pushed to defend them beyond: 150 years of scientific investig...