PinnedMartin BWhy mathematics is effective at describing the universeIn an essay on Medium, Paul Austin Murphy comments on a New Scientist article discussing the views of various physicists on the assertion…Jan 5, 20235Jan 5, 20235
Martin BPhenomenology in cartoonsA graphic philosophical essay. The captions repeat the text in the pictures in case it is too hard to read on a mobile phone.Sep 82Sep 82
Martin BHow to debunk wild theories about consciousnessIs consciousness part of the fabric of the universe?Apr 102Apr 102
Martin BFree will and determinism in the case of Odysseus’s farewell to CalypsoThere is a school of thought that says there is no free will. I shall argue that this view is the result of a misunderstanding of what free…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Martin BNicely put.Meghan did not choose to follow the late Queen's principle of 'never complain, never explain,' but when the trashy press is constantly…Sep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
Martin BWhy we need the monarchyI fully understand, and sympathise with, those who hold the views, sometimes vociferously expressed, that Britain has a dark past, and that…Sep 19, 20224Sep 19, 20224
Martin BPlaying fair winsI don’t normally watch football, but a while ago an England women’s match struck me with its emphasis on skill and good atmosphere. I began…Aug 5, 20222Aug 5, 20222
Martin BThank you for this thought-provoking series.That highly-respected thinkers have gone down this road is impressive, but not persuasive. They are, after all, fallible human beings like…Jul 28, 20221Jul 28, 20221
Martin BThere is no way down from tyrannyAnd above all, his familial friends chid him for being averse to absolute power because of the name of tyranny, as if the virtues of him…Jul 21, 20221Jul 21, 20221
Martin BBritain is in moral declineYou’ve been abused, threatened, possibly tortured and your life is in danger. You escaped to France where you can’t work and no-one gives a…Jun 16, 20221Jun 16, 20221