Philosophy Blog – Page 14 – School of Philosophy

Jul 28, 2020

Philosophy as a Way of Life

There are good practical reason for running a five-week course. It’s a good way of providing something for those who have missed the beginning of term and might not want to hang around for the next ten-week course to begin. ...

Jun 24, 2020

Insight: Giorgio Rebollini and Ibn ‘Arabi

Giorgio is a practical philosopher first from London, then Malta and now lives in northern Italy. His first love of the poet Dante led him to Ibn ‘Arabi.

Jan 22, 2020

How I Met the School

Way back in 1959 I joined the School because of my wife; she bought me a ticket to an introductory public lecture by the Principal of the School. At that time I was a cartoonist and BBC TV Entertainment producer...

Jan 20, 2020

A Brief History of the School

Leon MacLaren was born in 1910 in Glasgow. His father, Andrew MacLaren, was MP for Burslem, and a great advocate of the teaching of the American Henry George and his land reform policies. In his youth Leon experienced the terrible...

Dec 25, 2019

Speaking of Shakespeare…

“Why Shakespeare?” I was once asked to explain my passion for his words and universality. Ben Jonson, his fellow playwright back in 17th century England, said it so well: “Soul of the age! The applause, delight, the wonder of our...