Journeyman Philosopher

There are many things that cause me some anguish at the moment, not least that Donald Trump could easily be re-elected POTUS in 2024, despit...

I like to remind myself and others how little I know. It’s one of the reasons I like Quora, where I get to occasionally interact with people...

The latest issue of  Philosophy Now  (Issue 146, Oct/Nov 2021) has as its theme, ‘Reality’. The cover depicts Alice falling down the rabbit ...

I’ve referenced Raymond Tallis before, and I have to say up front that I have a lot of respect for his obvious erudition and the breadth of ...

This is a well known problem based on a 1960s US television game show called  Let’s Make a Deal . How closely it resembles that particular s...

  The short answer, I believe, is Yes , but whether it will be positive or negative is up for conjecture. If history is any guide, I’d have ...