Video: Penrose talks about when we need to sidestep reason
Video: Bioethicist Tom Shakespeare talks about why reason doesn’t tell a good story.
From religious fundamentalism to pseudoscience, it seems that forces are attacking the Enlightenment world view – characterised by rational, scientific thinking – from all sides. The debate seems black and white: you’re either with reason, or you’re against it. But is it so simple? In a series of special essays, our contributors look more carefully at some of the most provocative charges against reason. The…
