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The Swoop and Surge of Life: Lucretius on Ethics in Motion

The Swoop and Surge of Life: Lucretius on Ethics in Motion

Ethics, power and a life in motion.

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy #5: Reading While Drunk

7 Ways of Reading Philosophy #5: Reading While Drunk

Is drunkenness the enemy of philosophical sobriety? Or are there circumstances where drunkenness can make our philosophical insight more acute?

At the Dandelion Festival

At the Dandelion Festival

A project at the Dandelion Festival in Glasgow

Philosophy, History, Culture and Identity in Chin State

Philosophy, History, Culture and Identity in Chin State

I've been working on a new syllabus for the Chinbridge Institute in Chin State

Lucretius on Chance, Necessity and Free Will

Lucretius on Chance, Necessity and Free Will

Lucretius, the Roman poet and philosopher, on free will, creativity and the mysterious swerve of an atom.

Awakening Between the Lines Exhibition

Awakening Between the Lines Exhibition

An exhibition of artwork from women survivors with commissioned artwork from some of Bulgaria's most talented illustrators.

Hello, Stranger: Coming Soon in German

Hello, Stranger: Coming Soon in German

My book, Hello, Stranger, is coming out in German!

Freedom to Write Retreat

Freedom to Write Retreat

This June, I'm guest tutoring with at the Freedom to Write retreat in Wales

Combat, Play and Aesthetic Experience: Three Metaphors of Philosophy

Combat, Play and Aesthetic Experience: Three Metaphors of Philosophy

Is philosophy a kind of play? Is it a kind of combat? Or is it a kind of aesthetic experience? Thoughts on Sarah Mattice and Michel Serres.

Hello, Stranger in Paperback

Hello, Stranger in Paperback

My book, Hello, Stranger, is coming out in Paperback

Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue

Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue

I've got a piece in the latest Oh, Reader magazine, on reading in languages you know badly.

Love in the Time of Crisis: At the Pari Center

Love in the Time of Crisis: At the Pari Center

I'm doing a talk at the Pari Center, on wisdom, love and the task of philosophy