In The Challenge of Things AC Grayling looks at the world in a time of war and conflict. In describing and exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits and prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds. Whether he is discussing the First World War and its legacy, free speech, the advantages of an atheist prime minister or the role of science in the arts, his insights are always enlightening, enlivening and hopeful as he talks about finding a way through these conflicts.

Speaker biography:

AC Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and other subjects; among his most recent are The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism, The Good Book, Ideas That Matter, Liberty in the Age of Terror and To Set Prometheus Free. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Economist, Literary Review, New Statesman and Prospect, and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight, Today, In Our Time and Start the Week.

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