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Bertrand Russell: Is the Present King of France Bald?
On this day in 1872, a boy was born in Wales who would later grow up to pose many perplexing questions to the rest of the world. His name was Bertrand Russell, and he is remembered today as an importa… more →
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Bertrand Russell: Is the Present King of France Bald?
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wrote 5 days ago: On this day in 1872, a boy was born in Wales who would later grow up to pose many perplexing questio … more →
Christian funerals and the Resurrection.
wrote 6 days ago: This atheist writer, Daniel Knight, understands something that a great number of faithful church mem … more →
Interview with Nigel Warburton
wrote 1 week ago: The Oxford Student – 27/10/11 Innumerable hours of my life have been spent hot, sweaty – breat … more →
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Language Games
wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘Passionate, profound, intense and dominating’, was how Bertrand Russell described the p … more →
Socrates the Gadfly
wrote 1 month ago: ‘The wisdom of men is little or nothing’ – Socrates, from Plato’s account o … more →
Raising a Genius: James and John Stuart Mill
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wrote 1 month ago: Yale University Press’ Little Histories collection is a family of books that takes a closer lo … more →
Thomas Hobbes: 'Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'
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wrote 1 month ago: Yale’s Little History books take a closer look at some of the most significant events, ideas, … more →
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
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wrote 1 month ago: Yale University Press’ Little Histories collection is a family of books that takes a closer lo … more →
Philosophy Bites Back
wrote 2 months ago: Internet radio preporuka za danas – razgovor sa publikom dvojice filozofa koji su autori vrlo … more →
Nigel Warburton on Blaise Pascal
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wrote 2 months ago: An excerpt from Nigel Warburton’s A Little History of Philosophy, a lively and accessible introducti … more →
Do racists have a right to be heard?
wrote 3 months ago: Dr Nigel Warburton (Senior Lecturer, Philosophy) spoke at the Royal Society for the encouragement of … more →
Dr Nigel Warburton first to speak at consecutive Cambridge Union debates?
wrote 3 months ago: Dr Nigel Warburton (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy) is believed to be the first person to speak at tw … more →
An Important Philosophical Question
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wrote 5 months ago: WTP raised perhaps the most important philosophical question of the 21st century: How many pictures … more →
Dr Nigel Warburton debates Hate Speech at Cambridge Union
wrote 5 months ago: Dr Nigel Warburton (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy) took part in the Cambridge Union presidential deb … more →
Dying Art of Handwriting
wrote 7 months ago: British Library (Photo credit: kotsreveb) Diana Athill and Philip Hensher on the dying art of handwr … more →
Editing has recommenced.
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wrote 7 months ago: On second thoughts, perhaps that should read the next rewrite of my book has started. Leaving someth … more →
Dr Nigel Warburton on BBC Radio 4's 'Start the Week'
wrote 7 months ago: Dr Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, takes part in the discussion on BBC Radio 4 … more →
Dr Nigel Warburton on Radio 4's 'The Philosopher's Arms'
wrote 9 months ago: Join Dr Nigel Warburton in the Philosopher’s Arms where philosophical ideas, logical dilemmas … more →
The Art Question - Nigel Warburton
wrote 11 months ago: Nigel Warburton, Stephen Law and Julian Baggini have pretty much sewn up the market on accessible in … more →
