Thanks for the insightful comments on my previous post. I guess the first thing I should say (as I do in The War For Children’s Minds) is that of course various...
Read MoreIn the last couple of posts I’ve been exploring two ways in which we might explain, or try to shape, someone’s beliefs – by giving reasons, or by...
Read MoreIn the last post I made a well-known philosophical distinction – between trying to influence people’s beliefs by means of rational persuasion and reason,...
Read MoreHere’s something I did for latest issue of The Philosopher’s Magazine. I’ve tweaked it a bit… I used to be more of an Enlightenment optimist...
Read MoreLast night I spoke at the Durham University Debating Society. The motion before the house was “This house believes Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life.”...
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