Telling the truth has become so rare in this government that when someone does it Rishi Sunak wants an inquiry to find out how it could have happened.
Ray Monk
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Ray Monk
@Raymodraco
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, biographer, evangelical vegan and eco-warrior. Also on Facebook and Instagram.
Southampton, UK
Joined February 2009
- The "Icon Of The Seas" sets sail in January 2024. 5610 passengers, 2350 crew members, 5 times larger and heavier than the Titanic, 19 floors with more than 40 bars, restaurants and bowling alleys. What a monstrosity!
- When they say "We're going to have to live with it", what they mean is, "We don't mind if you die from it".
- Thirty years ago today my Wittgenstein biography was published. The launch party was held at the Hampstead branch of Waterstone's and Tim Waterstone himself gave a lovely little speech about how proud he was of me. It was one of the happiest days of my life!
- I'm vegan but I think the difference between eating meat once a week and eating it every day is far more important than the difference between eating meat once a day and not eating it at all. Is this a minority view among vegans, I wonder?
- Dear Twitter friends, I have been absolutely overwhelmed with the response to my tweet about the 30th anniversary of my Wittgenstein biography. People all over the world have written kind and generous things. It has brought a tear to my eye. Thank you all so much!
- I don't understand why everyone on earth isn't freaking out about the scale of the problem presented by climate change and how little is being done about it.
- Here's a piece I wrote for the New Statesman to commemorate the centenary of the Tractatus.
- I'm not vegan or even vegetarian, but pretty soon the case for veganism is going to be impossible to ignore.
- I take the point that Rory Stewart's voting record shows him to be no friend of the left, but as PM he would be vastly preferable to Johnson
- Well that is quite an honour. Thank you!Due to the movie, there is suddenly a lot of interest in J. Robert Oppenheimer, and that's a good thing. I've read a pile of books about him. The best by far is this one, in part because the author makes the pre-war adventure in the world of physics so compelling.
- A little piece on Wittgenstein and self-isolation. standpointmag.co.uk/issues/may-jun…
- Ever wondered what happened to Wittgenstein's Norwegian hut? Well, it's right here in the South Side of Chicago. Who would have thought?
