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Sunday, June 20 2010
By Mark Vernon on Sunday, June 20 2010, 15:46
Iain McGilchrist explaining his ideas about the laterality of the brain, and the power struggle between the two hemispheres being fought out today. Iain tells me this interview yielded probably the most satisfactory media explication of his thesis.
Rowan Williams preaches at the Royal Society celebrations: 'An extraordinary, but a life-giving paradox – joy and fulfilment in not having finished, not having drawn a line, but recognising that another question looms on the horizon.'
Thursday, April 8 2010
By Mark Vernon on Thursday, April 8 2010, 06:12
Interviewed on Against the Grain about Plato's Podcasts - available as a podcast.
It was during turbulent times, times of immense change, that ancient Greek philosophy was born. We are now witnessing another era of dramatic shifts and profound uncertainty. What can we learn from the ancient philosophers about how to cope, and perhaps even, how to flourish? Mark Vernon's new book is full of insights.
Thursday, August 6 2009
By Mark Vernon on Thursday, August 6 2009, 06:50
Here's a word to add to the agnostic lexicon: percontation.
My shorter OED says 'noun, rare', from the Latin for enquire or interrogate, meaning a question or enquiry.
It's a little less rare now, and given the added sense by bloggingheads.tv and the Templeton Foundation of being a question that requires more than a yes or no answer. They're collecting skyped discussions between two experts (Robert Wright and John Horgan, above) on matters from intelligence to time. It's an imaginative, immediate format.
Friday, July 13 2007
By Mark Vernon on Friday, July 13 2007, 08:09
Wednesday, July 11 2007
By Mark Vernon on Wednesday, July 11 2007, 08:19
Monday, March 19 2007
By Mark Vernon on Monday, March 19 2007, 18:35
Friday, March 16 2007
By Mark Vernon on Friday, March 16 2007, 18:50
Sunday, March 11 2007
By Mark Vernon on Sunday, March 11 2007, 13:28
Monday, February 26 2007
By Mark Vernon on Monday, February 26 2007, 06:38
Wednesday, November 22 2006
By Mark Vernon on Wednesday, November 22 2006, 20:36
The five talks from last night's Lust for Certainty event - a roundtable discussion on the dangers of dogmatism in religion and science - are available as a podcast.
Tuesday, October 24 2006
By Mark Vernon on Tuesday, October 24 2006, 09:52
The Philosopher's Zone, from Australia's ABC National Radio, is possibly the most resolutely philosophical broadcast on the planet - looking at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy.
Each week, a philosopher discusses a matter for thought - cricket, war, civilisation and the unconscious are the subjects for the last 4 weeks.
All available as podcasts!
Sunday, September 3 2006
By Mark Vernon on Sunday, September 3 2006, 07:28
The last five of 20 short lectures entitled 'What is friendship?', based upon Aristotle's lectures - the 'notes' of which make up Books VIII and IX of his Nichomachean Ethics, loosely interpreted by yours truly, can all be listened to in iTunes, or the last five individually as mp3:
17. Less is more
19. Living together
20. A brief critique
Tuesday, August 29 2006
By Mark Vernon on Tuesday, August 29 2006, 09:54
The 11th-15th of 20 short lectures entitled 'What is friendship?', based upon Aristotle's lectures - the 'notes' of which make up Books VIII and IX of his Nichomachean Ethics, loosely interpreted by yours truly, can all be listened to in iTunes, or individually as mp3:
12. Money in the mix
14. Loving yourself
15. Odd friends
Thursday, August 24 2006
By Mark Vernon on Thursday, August 24 2006, 10:01
Wednesday, August 23 2006
By Mark Vernon on Wednesday, August 23 2006, 10:18
Tuesday, August 22 2006
By Mark Vernon on Tuesday, August 22 2006, 10:00
Sunday, August 20 2006
By Mark Vernon on Sunday, August 20 2006, 08:23
Wednesday, August 16 2006
By Mark Vernon on Wednesday, August 16 2006, 09:58
Saturday, August 12 2006
By Mark Vernon on Saturday, August 12 2006, 08:13
Tuesday, August 8 2006
By Mark Vernon on Tuesday, August 8 2006, 08:50
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I am an English writer, journalist, and author, used to be a priest in the Church of England, live in South London, and am an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, London. I am a founding member of The School of Life.
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