Rationalism a la mode
The industrial, sexual, political, cultural: all revolutions are covered by Dr D...
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Scholarship and humanity: Sir Raymond Firth
Jim Herrick celebrates the life of a staunch humanist
Naturalism and Religion
Kai Nielsen's quest to explain the roots of atheism, reviewed by Antony Flew
The Torches of the Future
Levi Fragell, the President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, called at the 50th anniversary of the Norwegian confirmation ceremony (6 May 2001) for an inclusive society, where all…
Materialism, Mechanism and the Human Mind
Are humans exceptional? That is have they developed beyond their evolved state? And what is the nature of human experience and behaviour asks Kenan Malik
Rationalism a la mode
It takes all sorts. From Fruit 'n' Veg horoscopes to the horror of a mother armed and willing to use the Holy Water... Dr Shirl takes them on...
Time to stand up
Stop respecting religion and start submitting it to the same scutiny as any other idea or argument, said Richard Dawkins, just months after 9/11
Islam and Intellectual Terrorism
Turbans of the mind are disallowing and disavowing proper intellectual engagement with Islam.
Straw Dogs
Let loose the dogs of war? Noam Chomsky replies in an interview with Svetlana Vukovic.
Weapons of Civilisation
There's only one really effective weapon in the war against terrorism. And that's the principles of Enlightenment civilisation, says Sanal Edamaruku