Tag Archives: philosophy

This is the Way the World Ends

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Stephen Shellard

Reflections on AI, Agency, and Human Responsibility. I was ten years old at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and, to be honest, the drama of those events largely passed me by, eclipsed in memory by the assassination of … Continue reading →

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Questioning Identity

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Stephen Shellard

Two Tales from Wigtown In his book,  Against Identity, Alexander Douglas quotes Upton Sinclair: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”  Douglas goes on to say: “Well, try … Continue reading →

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Freedom and the Tiger which must be Tamed

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Stephen Shellard

Freedom’s Just another word for nothing left to lose. This line from  Kris Kristofferson’s  1969 song, Me and Bobby McGee, offers a memorable, if somewhat world-weary stab, at defining freedom, and then adds the further, deadpan qualification:    … nothin’ … Continue reading →

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The Unborn will not be Celebrating

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Stephen Shellard

“The unborn will not be celebrating.”  So said Arlene Foster as legislation permitting abortion was introduced to Northern Ireland.   It is unsurprising that people who hold religious beliefs should argue against abortion:  however the implication that the unborn might have … Continue reading →

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