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The Philosophy Programme at Roehampton https://teapaw.org/t.co/QpXSE1zjLS | For all enquiries contact: Dr Raj Sehgal [email protected]

 Roehampton University London
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Joined August 2013
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'To be yourself in a world that is.. trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment'. Emerson
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Free @RIPhilo Public Philosophy Lecture @RoehamptonUni Tues 31 Jan 6pm 'What is Disability?' Dr Alex Gregory
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The Guardian | 'Philosophy can teach children what Google can’t'... #PhilosophyInSchools theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Philosophy can teach children what Google can’t – and Ireland knows it | Charlotte Blease

Philosophy can teach children what Google can’t – and Ireland knows it | Charlotte Blease

With jobs being automated and knowledge being devalued, humans need to rediscover flexible thinking. That starts in schools

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Jacob Berger@jacobberger3 Jan 2017
My father #JohnBerger died today. Neither scared nor reckless, but focused, curious & eager to find out the rest of the story. A true writer
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'Hope is..a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark'. #JohnBerger 1926-2017 RIP
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London Review of Books | Derek Parfit 'Why Anything? Why This?'... lrb.co.uk/v20/n02/derek-parf…
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Daily Nous | RIP Derek Parfit (1942-2017) #DerekParfit dailynous.com/2017/01/02/der…
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'I play what I am... It’s a character that’s not too far from myself, except I don’t have any laser guns'. #RIPCarrieFisher 1956 - 2016
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RIP #GeorgeMichael 25th June 63 - 25th Dec 2016 #LastChristmas #GeorgeMichaelRIP youtube.com/watch?v=rdBF5seC…
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BBC | 'Meet the kids who think for themselves' #PhilosophyInSchools #Philosophy4Children #Metacognition #Philosophy bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-3840…
BBC | 'Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy?' #PhilosophyInSchools #Philosophy4Children bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-2272…
Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy?

Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy?

The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in admiration of his daughter's enthusiasm for philosophy ahead of an exam.

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Aeon Magazine
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Teaching philosophy at school isn’t just good pedagogy – it helps to safeguard society. Aeon Video: ow.ly/fJfN3078ZSM
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"..tea is one of the mainstays of civilisation." #GeorgeOrwell #InternationalTeaDay Orwell's article on perfect #tea theorwellprize.co.uk/the-orw…
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Washington Post | 'Plato predicted fake news' #Plato #FakeNews #Trump washingtonpost.com/news/monk…
Plato predicted ‘Pizzagate’ (or rather, fake news more generally)

Plato predicted ‘Pizzagate’ (or rather, fake news more generally)

Okay, “predicted” might be strong. But he knew that lies could travel far in a democracy.

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'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe'. Albert #Einstein #stupidity #HumanNature
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Interesting solution: England & Wales should #Leave both the UK & the EU. The UK of Scotland & NI #Remain in the EU. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Only England and Wales voted to leave the EU. So the UK should let them go | Steve McCauley

Only England and Wales voted to leave the EU. So the UK should let them go | Steve McCauley

There’s no need for Scotland and Northern Ireland to head for the door, too. With a bit of constitutional tweaking, we wouldn’t have to bother with article 50 at all

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'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self'. #Hemingway #self
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Irish Times | 'How Nietzsche helps to explain Brexit'... #brexit #Nietzsche google.co.uk/amp/s/www.irish…
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'I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics'. Montaigne #self #metaphysics #Montaigne
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The Guardian | 'Newcomb's problem divides philosophers. Which side are you on?'... #NewcombProblem theguardian.com/science/alex…
Newcomb's problem divides philosophers. Which side are you on?

Newcomb's problem divides philosophers. Which side are you on?

Newcomb’s problem has split the world of philosophy into two opposing camps. Two philosophers explain - then take the test yourself

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