In this latest member profile Nina Davies tells us about growing up in Singapore, doing VSO in Malawi, Buddhism and her work in social care. She then goes on to talk about the importance of feminism in her life, her interest in Lacanian Psychoanalysis, and the work of Judith Butler and Donna Harraway. Finally, she explains what were the reasons that made her join the society.
MWS Podcast 28: Nina Davies as audio only:
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In this episode, Jonathan Rowson, a Scottish chess Grandmaster and director of the Social Brain Centre at the Royal Society of Arts, talks to us about the Social Brain project, it’s aims and objectives, some working assumptions that underpin its approach, its ongoing initiative on spirituality and how all this relates to his understanding of the Middle Way.
MWS Podcast 24: Jonathan Rowson as audio only:
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In this episode we are joined by the Christian theologian and philosopher Don Cupitt. He talks to us about how he understands religion and his non-realist position about God. He also touches on Jungian archetypes, agnosticism, Stephen Batchelor and how he views the Middle Way.
MWS Podcast 20: Don Cupitt as audio only:
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In this episode, we are joined by Peter Worley, the co- founder of the Philosophy Foundation and author of the ‘If Machine’ and the award winning ‘Philosophy Shop’. The main topic is teaching philosophy to children and philosophy’s wider role in education.
MWS Podcast 19: Peter Worley as audio only:
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