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Richard Baron |
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About me
I studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge in the late 1970s. I then worked as a tax adviser while continuing my philosophical work.
Now I pursue research in philosophy and teach the subject at adult education centres. I also continue to advise on tax policy part-time. I live in London.
I am always happy to engage in discussion with other philosophers and to give talks on philosophical topics. You can e-mail me on rbphilo@yahoo.co.uk
Writings
Books
In 2006 I published a book on ethics, Projects and Values. For full information on this book and a sample chapter, please click here
A second book, Deliberation and Reason, is due out in spring 2010. It is about how we need to see our processes of reasoning in order to support our conception of ourselves as self-directed subjects, and how we can reconcile that conception of ourselves with our scientific understanding.
Published papers
Ethics in Government. Philosophy Now, number 54, February/March 2006.
If a Lion Could Talk, We Could Not Understand Him. Ethical Record, volume 111 number 4, May 2006.
Prejudice or Reason. Ethical Record, volume 110 number 7, July/August 2005.
Other papers
This link will take you to a PDF file that contains a selection of papers given as talks.
Blog
This link will take you to my blog, Analysis and Synthesis.
Philosophical societies
Philosophical societies and institutes in London
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
Institut francais (go to Talks and look for Coffee Concept or for Cafe Philo)
Institute of Philosophy (see the fixtures list for a wide range of events in London)
Other societies and institutes that host some philosophical lectures
British Humanist Association (see under Meet up - Groups and Meet up - events)
Internet resources
Texts - general
Texts - Greek and Latin
Library of Ancient Texts Online
Texts - modern European languages
Reference sites
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Philo (in German)
Philosophisches Buecherei (in German)
Philosophy since the Enlightenment
Pyrrhon (in German)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Discussion fora
Philoforum (in French)
Philosophie-Raum (in German)
Philo-Welt (in German)
Resources for students
British Undergraduate Philosophy Society
British Postgraduate Philosophy Association