Journeyman Philosopher

Trust is the foundation stone for the future success of humanity. A pre-requisite for trust is honesty, and honesty must start with honesty...

One of my favourite Sci-Fi movies, amongst a number of favourites, is the Japanese anime, Ghost in the Shell , by Mamoru Oshii. Made in 1995...

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 ...