AC Grayling’s principal interests as a philosopher have been in the pursuit of what he describes as ‘contributing to the conversation society has with itself about possibilities for good lives in good societies’ Grayling writes
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Blackford, Doig and Oppy: Australian Made Secularism
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The Good Book: 10:00am Saturday 14th April $5.00 incl. Coffee and muffins. RSVP 03 9662 2062 or in store essential. All events at shop unless otherwise stated. A.C. Grayling is to philosophy what Carl Sagan
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For those that missed our world premier Book Launch of Freedom of Religion and The Secular State with Russell Blackford the other day, here’s the in store video of the evening. Feel free to add
Continue ReadingAlom Shaha @ The Wheeler Centre 27th Feb
Growing up in a strict Muslim community, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned. Reciting the Qur’an without understanding it was simply a part of life; so, too, was obeying the imam,
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In his new book, Freedom of Religion and the Secular State, Russell Blackford argues that religious freedom is more than a crude quid pro quo arrangement – “We won’t persecute you if you don’t persecute
Continue ReadingThe Moral Landscape – The Great Debate
A couple of years ago an impressive range of scholars attended a conference called Beyond Belief (BB) hosted by the Science Network and Roger Bingham. There have now been three of these. They have focussed on:
Continue ReadingThe Australian Book of Atheism — 5 out of 5 stars from Bookseller and Publisher Magazine
As many of you may know, Warren Bonett one of the owners of Embiggen Books has been working for 18 months on editing the book The Australian Book of Atheism. It collects together many of
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Friday, 29th October at 7pm Earlier this year Senator Nick Xenophon attempted to persuade parliament to amend charity tax laws to include the British idea of ‘public interest’ as grounds for excluding Scientology from its
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36 Arguments for the Existence of God : A Work of Fiction by Rebecca Goldstein When I was about 12 years old I read a book by Chaim Potok called The Chosen. It featured two
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