Impossible freedom
In his new book, Raymond Tallis explores free will, one of the thorniest philosophical questions of all.
Ideas
The dark side of progress: New Humanist summer 2022 is out now
Out now – featuring Alice Bell on climate action gone wrong, Brett Scott on the war on cash, Semmi W. on biotech and stolen cells and Carl Rhodes on woke…
For the love of reason
The head of Humanists UK talks to Steven Pinker about myth, reason, social change – and how to inspire a new generation of rationalists.
Playground for the soul
HowTheLightGetsIn festival, in Hay-on-Wye this June, aims to change the way people think about philosophy.
The logical mystic
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s 'Tractatus' is as brilliant and baffling today as it was on its publication a century ago.
Humans: a special species? New Humanist winter 2021 is out now
Out now – featuring Julian Baggini on the unavoidable cruelty of nature, Peter Forbes on how to build an animal and Cal Flyn on talking with dogs.
Master of metamorphosis
Paul B. Preciado’s confrontational blend of autobiography and queer theory challenges readers to think differently.
Quantum physics and philosophy, w/ Carlo Rovelli
We talk to the "poet of physics" about the history, and sheer wonder, of quantum theory.
Patron saint of doom
In our disastrous era, the work of Arthur Schopenhauer offers a strange kind of hope.
Why does every Hollywood baddie need a redemption story?
Cruella de Vil is the latest villain to be transformed into a good-hearted hero. Why can’t we let baddies be baddies?