This is the website/blog of Philosopher Stephen Law. Stephen is the editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal THINK.He has published several books and is currently senior lecturer in philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London.
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INTRODUCTION – What is humanism?
The word “humanism” has had, and continues to have, a variety of meanings. At its broadest, “humanism” means little more than a system of thought in which human values, interests and dignity are given central...
Thanks to Blakeley Nixon for this link. Surprising vote at the end. To be fair to the Catholic side: as speakers, Widdecome and the Bishop were pretty awful and entirely outclassed.
Postscript. By the way, for anyone interested in this topic I would...
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Campaign for Free Expression Essay Contest
The Campaign for Free Expression is a CFI initiative to focus efforts and attention on one of the most crucial components of freethought: the right of individuals to express their...
The BBC Thought for The Day debate rumbles on. I notice that, according to an Ekklesia report, the BBC Trust defended the exclusively religious contribution to the TFTD programme against charges that this failed the test of 'due' impartiality on this...
The BBC Trust announced today:
The BBC Trust today announced its findings on a number of appeals about the broadcast of Radio 4's Thought for the Day and BBC editorial policy on non-religious content.
The Trust found that the editorial policy of only...
