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It might be art – part two

July 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · But is it Art?, Morally Bankrupt Godless Liberalism, The truth is out there

This is the second part of a post covering the BHA’s conference on humanism, philosophy and the arts held at Conway Hall last weekend.

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It might be art, but what does that mean?

July 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · But is it Art?, Morally Bankrupt Godless Liberalism, The truth is out there

And so to London last weekend for the latest in the British Humanist Association’s series of study days, events that are always well worth attending and which should definitely figure on your future list of entertainment and diversion.

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BHA conference: Evolutionary theory – is this all there is?

November 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · The truth is out there

Last weekend the British Humanist Association held one of its regular conferences at Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, London. The topic was Evolutionary theory: is this all there is? and, as usual with these events, there was a distinguished list of academics on hand to discuss questions relating to biology, psychology and philosophy. Here’s my (inevitably subjective) summary of what went on and what we got out of attending.

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