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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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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A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects Have you ever received a book, thanked the person, and only much later realised what a [...]
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Colour Blind
Colour Blind Having a father who was a senior school physics teacher could have ensured all sorts of benefits. He could have helped me [...]
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