RoehamptonPhilosophy

'To be yourself in a world that is.. trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment'. Emerson

Free @RIPhilo Public Philosophy Lecture @RoehamptonUni Tues 31 Jan 6pm 'What is Disability?' Dr Alex Gregory

The Guardian | 'Philosophy can teach children what Google can’t'... #PhilosophyInSchools theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

My father #JohnBerger died today. Neither scared nor reckless, but focused, curious & eager to find out the rest of the story. A true writer

'Hope is..a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark'. #JohnBerger 1926-2017 RIP

London Review of Books | Derek Parfit 'Why Anything? Why This?'... lrb.co.uk/v20/n02/derek-…

Daily Nous | RIP Derek Parfit (1942-2017) #DerekParfit dailynous.com/2017/01/02/der…

'I play what I am... It’s a character that’s not too far from myself, except I don’t have any laser guns'. #RIPCarrieFisher 1956 - 2016

RIP #GeorgeMichael 25th June 63 - 25th Dec 2016 #LastChristmas #GeorgeMichaelRIP youtube.com/watch?v=rdBF5s…

BBC | 'Meet the kids who think for themselves' #PhilosophyInSchools #Philosophy4Children #Metacognition #Philosophy bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-…

BBC | 'Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy?' #PhilosophyInSchools #Philosophy4Children bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-…

Teaching philosophy at school isn’t just good pedagogy – it helps to safeguard society. Aeon Video: ow.ly/fJfN3078ZSM

"..tea is one of the mainstays of civilisation." #GeorgeOrwell #InternationalTeaDay Orwell's article on perfect #tea theorwellprize.co.uk/the-orwell-pri…

Washington Post | 'Plato predicted fake news' #Plato #FakeNews #Trump washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-ca…

'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe'. Albert #Einstein #stupidity #HumanNature

Interesting solution: England & Wales should #Leave both the UK & the EU. The UK of Scotland & NI #Remain in the EU. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self'. #Hemingway #self

Irish Times | 'How Nietzsche helps to explain Brexit'... #brexit #Nietzsche google.co.uk/amp/s/www.iris…

'I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics'. Montaigne #self #metaphysics #Montaigne

The Guardian | 'Newcomb's problem divides philosophers. Which side are you on?'... #NewcombProblem theguardian.com/science/alexs-…