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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
Hilary Lawson,Laura Mersini-Houghton,George Ellis,David Wallace

Why The World Exists

In Search of Parallel Universes

The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial
Hilary Lawson,Brendan O'Neill,Naomi Goulder,Sam Roddick,Sameer Rahim

The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial

Is morality simply prejudice?

Being Human and Being Good
Hilary Lawson,Simone Schnall,Rae Langton,Joel Robbins

Being Human and Being Good

Is morality relative?

Life Story
Hilary Lawson,Galen Strawson,Bruce Hood,Marya Schechtman

Life Story

Making sense of the self

A Tribal World
Hilary Lawson,Simon Glendinning,Yasmin Alibhai-Brown,Julie Bindel,Brendan O'Neill

A Tribal World

Are communities dangerous or necessary?

The Crisis of the West
Hilary Lawson,Philip Collins,Kwasi Kwarteng,Gita Sahgal

The Crisis of the West

Is the Age of the West at an end?

Being Conscious
Roger Penrose,Hilary Lawson,Iain McGilchrist,Steve Fuller

Being Conscious

The science and philosophy of consciousness

Authenticity, Reality and Being
Hilary Lawson,Steve Fuller,Janne Teller,Naomi Goulder

Authenticity, Reality and Being

What is it to be real?

Mazes of the Mind
Hilary Lawson,Iain McGilchrist,Colin Blakemore,Bryan Appleyard

Mazes of the Mind

The philosophy of neuroscience

Dancing with the Devil
Matthew Stone,Hilary Lawson,Raymond Tallis,Jake Chapman

Dancing with the Devil

Can and should art be moral? Our controversial panel confront the darkness.

Uncovering the Unknown
Hilary Lawson,Steve Fuller,Peter Atkins,Rosie Harper

Uncovering the Unknown

Does science uncover the truth?

Ultimate Proof
Hilary Lawson,George Ellis,Nancy Cartwright,Daniel Everett

Ultimate Proof

Is evidence an illusion?

Dreams of the Universe
Hilary Lawson,David Tong,John Horgan,Tara Shears

Dreams of the Universe

Is particle physics unscientific?

Myths for Modernity
Hilary Lawson,Justina Robson,Nicholas Royle,Jim Crace

Myths for Modernity

Fictions and fantasies in an age of reason

Inside the Mind’s Eye
Hilary Lawson,Bryan Appleyard,Elisabeth Schellekens,Semir Zeki

Inside the Mind’s Eye

Morality, Hypocrisy and Health
Hilary Lawson,Mary Ann Sieghart,Kevin Sabet,Mike Trace

Morality, Hypocrisy and Health

Drugs and Western imperialism

I Think Therefore Iamb
Hilary Lawson,Rachael Boast,Harry Eyres,Jamie McKendrick

I Think Therefore Iamb

Poetry gives pleasure, distraction and emotional outlet but can it uncover a greater truth?

Awake in the Universe
Hilary Lawson,Joanna Kavenna,Bracha Ettinger,Julian Stallabrass

Awake in the Universe

Art's ability to raise us from slumbers

The Eagle and The Dragon
Hilary Lawson,Isabel Hilton,Gideon Rachman,Robert Bickers,Rana Mitter

The Eagle and The Dragon

The 21st Century Superpower: US vs China

Hypocrites, Idealists, and Liars
Hilary Lawson,George Galloway,Shirley Williams,Philip Collins,Peter Oborne

Hypocrites, Idealists, and Liars

Can politics be sincere?

Global Futures
Hilary Lawson,Robert Skidelsky,Vince Cable,Will Hutton

Global Futures

The End of Privacy
Hilary Lawson,Frank Furedi,David Aaronovitch,Helena Kennedy,David Bond

The End of Privacy

A Change for Culture
Hilary Lawson,Ed Vaizey

A Change for Culture

The future of the art scene

The weapon that failed
Hilary Lawson,Bronwen Maddox,Michael Clarke,Simon Jenkins

The weapon that failed

Do sanctions ever work?

Trust, science and neutrality
Tara Shears,Bret Weinstein,Hilary Lawson,Terence Kealey

Trust, science and neutrality

Is science the gold standard of objective truth?

The miracle of mind
Hilary Lawson,Tim Crane,Susan Blackmore,Bernardo Kastrup

The miracle of mind

Will there ever be consensus on consciousness?

Lies, damned lies and economics
Hilary Lawson,Nadhim Zahawi,Abby Innes,Gary Stevenson

Lies, damned lies and economics

Can economics be a hard science?

Democracy in the dock
Hilary Lawson,Jesse Norman,Thangam Debbonaire,Ruth Kinna

Democracy in the dock

Remedying the dire state of liberal democracy

The anti-universe
Hilary Lawson,Lee Smolin,Tara Shears,Sabine Hossenfelder

The anti-universe

The biggest jump in physics?

Faster than light
Hilary Lawson,Tim Maudlin,Claudia de Rham,João Magueijo

Faster than light

Is the speed of light an absolute limit?

In pursuit of peace
Hilary Lawson,David Omand,Richard Wolff,Svitlana Morenets

In pursuit of peace

How can we secure peace in times of war?

Language, animals and us
Hilary Lawson,Joanna Kavenna,Raymond Tallis,Jennifer Ackerman

Language, animals and us

The uniqueness of human language

After the West
Hilary Lawson,Yanis Varoufakis,Zoe Strimpel,S.Y. Quraishi,Cenk Uygur

After the West

Who will remake the world?

The economics of almost everything
Hilary Lawson,Daniel Markovits,Martin Wolf,Madeleine Pennington

The economics of almost everything

Rethinking economics

China and the art of peace
Hilary Lawson,Nigel Inkster,Cindy Yu,Chris Parry

China and the art of peace

Western strategy in the new global order

A landscape of consciousness
Hilary Lawson,Robert Lawrence Kuhn

A landscape of consciousness

Collecting every theory of consciousness we have

In conversation: Sabine Hossenfelder and Hilary Lawson
Hilary Lawson,Sabine Hossenfelder

In conversation: Sabine Hossenfelder and Hilary Lawson

On physics' need for philosophy

The mystery of the multiverse
Roger Penrose,Hilary Lawson,Sabine Hossenfelder,Michio Kaku

The mystery of the multiverse

Should we abandon the multiverse theory?

Thinking set free
Hilary Lawson,Paul Bloom,Subrena Smith,Stuart Hameroff

Thinking set free

Does rationality guide us to truth?

Fact-checking the fact-checkers
Hilary Lawson,Paul Mason,Stephanie Hare,Freddie Sayers

Fact-checking the fact-checkers

Is it possible for fact checking to be impartial?

Metaphysics, morality and mayhem
Raymond Tallis,Joanna Kavenna,Simon Blackburn,Hilary Lawson

Metaphysics, morality and mayhem

Which theories should we prioritise?

The cause of death
Hilary Lawson,Toby Young,Michael Levitt,David Alexander,Anne Johnson

The cause of death

Nobel laureate challenges lockdown

The values and prejudices of science
Hilary Lawson,Tim Palmer,Ben Ware,Shini Somara

The values and prejudices of science

The place of values in science