Heart and Mind
Mary Midgley, Heart and Mind If there was a person whose biography was bound to attract my attention, then Mary Midgley has all the [...]
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
It was nearly fifty years ago that Robert M Pirsig’s book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance appeared. I bought my copy a [...]
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All Souls
All Souls Some might expect that a blog headed All Souls will be concerned with All Souls College at the University of Oxford. While that [...]
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09, 2024
Penelope
Penelope There have been several books published recently that retell a familiar classical story, especially some of the Ancient Greek myths. I became entranced [...]
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09, 2024
Rage On
Rage On Recently, my eldest daughter sent me a link to a talk given at the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival on 17 [...]
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Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation Susan Sontag is one of those people who is surrounded by dramatically divided opinions. She died twenty years ago, and from her [...]
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Witches, Elves, Wolves and More
Witches, Elves, Wolves and More I can’t recall how old I was when I first heard – or read – the story of Hansel [...]
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A Map to the End of Time
A Map To the End of Time Serendipity. I had just read two novels by Claire North, Ithaca and House of Odysseus. Like two [...]
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Paradigm Change
Paradigm Change I was beginning my second year at university when I first read Thomas Kuhn’s book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I was [...]
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Ordinary Vices
Ordinary Vices I was born just before the first of the Baby Boomers generation. They emerged when the Second World War was over, Europe [...]
