Journeyman Philosopher

  I’m reading a book called   Metaphysical Animals (How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back To Life) . The four women were Mary Midgley, Iris...

  In some respects, I think infinity is what delineates mathematics from the ‘Real’ world, meaning the world we can all see and touch and ot...

  Simple answer: I can’t. But this goes to the heart of a dilemma that seems to plague the modern world. It’s even been given a name: the po...

  During COVID,   New Scientist   started doing a lot of online events, including courses and ‘talks’ by experts in various fields. I watche...

  I recently had 2 arguments with different people, who took extreme positions on what we mean by truth. One argued that there is no differe...

  Someone on FaceBook posted one of those inane questions:   If you could delete one thing in the world what would it be?   Obvious answers ...