Please Expand is a podcast where I interview authors of non-fiction books on topics ranging from history to philosophy, and science to religionpleaseexpand.com UKJoined October 2021
This week on @TheRestHistory we look back at the History of Chocolate and how the Quaker businessman George Cadbury helped to pioneer workers' rights with @CadburyUK#ad
Check out my discussion with M. Strevens on the nature of the scientific method" We look at criticisms of science as subjective and the surprising role played by subjectivity in science; we examine the Iron Rule of Explanation
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Check out my discussion with @adwooldridge and @DNRC on Meritocracy. We talk about the relationship between merit and talent; historical developments of equality and merit; the role of education; and whether meritocracy corrupts capitalism or vice versa. open.spotify.com/episode/5g8XK3…
How has Keith Thomas's classic Religion and the Decline of Magic fared in the 50 years since its first publication? Below is my and @DrJanMachielsen 's take on Thomas's take on magic, astrology, prophecy, & witchcraft and their "decline" ✨
Some #medieval English kings' consecrations were multilingual, too. This 1000-year-old Old English oath claims it's "letter-for-letter what Archbishop Dunstan [d. 988] gave our lord at Kingston the day he was consecrated king." bl.uk/collection-ite…
#TheRestlessRepublic is out in paperback on Friday! Just £9.99. Retweet for a free signed copy, winner chosen at random by Fidget the Cat on Saturday morning. (Plus optional paw print 🐾)
@WmCollinsBooks#cats
Sunday, January 8th, 9am to 1230pm ET @JohnGhazvinian, author of AMERICA AND IRAN, will chair the session "Writing Beyond the Academy: How to Secure a Commercial Book Deal" at #AHA23
Find a copy of AMERICA AND IRAN at our booth # 412
5th episode of our discussion on Hegel's Phil of World History. Themes concern passion, the idea, sacrifice, happiness and much more! We threw in a Hegelian analysis of the movie Gladiator for good measure. Enjoy! youtu.be/NrF64oPfBgs#hegel#passion#divineidea#history
In thanks for #10yearsofaeon here’s a courageous commission by them a while back, that I propose a radical & non-conflictual way of framing the science-religion relationship. Arguably necessary.
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Interview with @JohnGhazvinian on "America and Iran". We discuss American interest in Iran in as early as 1720; the Imperialist sandwich that Iran was in in the C19; the rise of democracy and the revolutions that followed; the future of US-Iran relations.
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BASQUE-ICELANDIC PIDGIN
Basque whale hunters who sailed to the Icelandic Westfjords developed a unique pidgin language as a means of rudimentary communication with locals - not a mixture between Basque and Icelandic, but between Basque and other Germanic & Romance words. 1/
BASQUE-ICELANDIC PIDGIN
Basque whale hunters who sailed to the Icelandic Westfjords developed a unique pidgin language as a means of rudimentary communication with locals - not a mixture between Basque and Icelandic, but between Basque and other Germanic & Romance words. 1/
Our series on Hegel's lectures on the Phil of World History continues. We turn to explicate the core subject matter of history, as Hegel saw it, namely, freedom. Who is free? Spirit. What is spirit? Tune in here: youtu.be/t6zkl9-Q3uI#hegel#freedom#worldhistory#history
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587 Followers 2K FollowingBallistic Missile Defence UK context, particularly Labour defence policy. Impact of military tech on strategy, philosophy, books https://t.co/HLnJXE7N9y
143 Followers 379 FollowingTeaching fellow @UoE_Philosophy. PhD @philoswarwick. Research in moral/political philosophy: social justice, public reason, objectivity, empathy.