Hilary Lawson
Post-postmodern Philosopher
Hilary Lawson is a philosopher and award-winning broadcaster who has been hosting IAI TV’s philosophy and global politics debate strands since 2010. Find out more at https://www.hilarylawson.com.
Hilary Lawson is a post-postmodern philosopher and a renowned critic of philosophical realism. He is best known for his work on reflexivity and his theory of Closure, which puts forward a non-realist metaphysics arguing that we close the openness of the world with our thought and language. Find out more at https://www.hilarylawson.com.
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Why The World Exists
In Search of Parallel Universes
The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial
Is morality simply prejudice?
Being Human and Being Good
Is morality relative?
Life Story
Making sense of the self
A Tribal World
Are communities dangerous or necessary?
The Crisis of the West
Is the Age of the West at an end?
Being Conscious
The science and philosophy of consciousness
Authenticity, Reality and Being
What is it to be real?
Mazes of the Mind
The philosophy of neuroscience
Dancing with the Devil
Can and should art be moral? Our controversial panel confront the darkness.
Uncovering the Unknown
Does science uncover the truth?
Ultimate Proof
Is evidence an illusion?
Dreams of the Universe
Is particle physics unscientific?
Myths for Modernity
Fictions and fantasies in an age of reason
Inside the Mind’s Eye
Morality, Hypocrisy and Health
Drugs and Western imperialism
I Think Therefore Iamb
Poetry gives pleasure, distraction and emotional outlet but can it uncover a greater truth?
Awake in the Universe
Art's ability to raise us from slumbers
The Eagle and The Dragon
The 21st Century Superpower: US vs China
Hypocrites, Idealists, and Liars
Can politics be sincere?
Global Futures
The End of Privacy
A Change for Culture
The future of the art scene
The miracle of mind
Will there ever be consensus on consciousness?
Lies, damned lies and economics
Can economics be a hard science?
Democracy in the dock
Remedying the dire state of liberal democracy
The anti-universe
The biggest jump in physics?
Faster than light
Is the speed of light an absolute limit?
In pursuit of peace
How can we secure peace in times of war?
Language, animals and us
The uniqueness of human language
The economics of almost everything
Rethinking economics
China and the art of peace
Western strategy in the new global order
Metaphysics, morality and mayhem
Which theories should we prioritise?
In conversation: Sabine Hossenfelder and Hilary Lawson
On physics' need for philosophy
The mystery of the multiverse
Should we abandon the multiverse theory?
Trust, science and neutrality
Is science the gold standard of objective truth?
Thinking set free
Does rationality guide us to truth?
Fact-checking the fact-checkers
Is it possible for fact checking to be impartial?
The cause of death
Nobel laureate challenges lockdown
The values and prejudices of science
The place of values in science
The weapon that failed
Do sanctions ever work?