philosophy

In a year of pro-atheism books, Anthony Flew wrote a book on his conversion from atheism to deism. Or did he? His co-author Roy Abraham Varghese has been accused of putting words into Flew's mouth, taking advantage of his decreasing mental condition. This book review notes some oddities in the book that indicate sloppy work at least. More on the controversy can be found at Wikipedia.

If you’re plagued by the question of what we’re all doing here, The Goldilocks Enigma might be your kind of read. Are there other failed, non-life-supporting universes? Is God essential or redundant given the physical laws of this universe? Paul Davies examines the weird edges of existence in this “book of wonder”. I’m adding it to my wish list.

Academia is taking the ‘publish or perish’ credo a bit far with this one. Scholars are now turning to the Southpark cartoon for their philosophical treatises. You’ve got to be kidding me.

High-quality video of the BBC's recent documentary on Martin Heidegger