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John Nicholas Gray (born 17 April 1948) is an English political philosopher and author with interests in analytic philosophy, the history of ideas, [1] and philosophical pessimism. [2] He retired in 2008 as School Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Oct 23, 2023 · At the turn of the millennium, in a book titled Two Faces of Liberalism, John Gray, then a professor of European thought at the London School of Economics, declared that “if liberalism has...
Jan 17, 2024 · John Gray: Let’s begin to explore these very deep questions and profound thoughts that have been put before us by Peter. I think we should recognize that they are all attempts to shake us out of our distraction.
Mar 11, 2013 · John Gray is one of our most celebrated contemporary thinkers, and an atheist. So why is he in constant, tetchy, conflict with prominent humanists – are their arguments really so incompatible?
In typical John Gray style, The Soul of the Marionette (2015) considers a more extreme angle. Like a good determinist, Gray assumes that human freedom (to improve our lives, discover meaning, and to shape our own ends) is an illusion – but more radically than most, that it’s an illusion we’re better off without.
Dec 6, 2020 · In the English philosopher’s latest work, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life, he builds upon this mindset. He starts with the position that we, as animals ourselves, can be provided with hints on how to live well from contemplating how cats go about their existences.
Apr 17, 2023 · David Herman. On 17 April John Gray celebrates his 75th birthday. He is one of the most original thinkers of his generation, covering political philosophy from Mill and Hayek to Isaiah Berlin, and writers from Simenon and JG Ballard to John Cowper Powys and Mick Herron (“the foremost living spy novelist in the English language”).
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Sep 21, 2023 · Rather, he brings psychology, sociology, and political science to bear on the matters of public power and private freedom, the conditions under which “peace and plenty” could be achieved in a state and society like England, and how “barbarists” can dominate in a state and society like Germany.
Nov 8, 2023 · John Gray is a world-renowned philosopher, political theorist and intellectual historian. He has an asteroid named after him and until 2008 he was School Professor of European Thought at the LSE.
Aug 18, 2006 · John Gray is one of the most challenging and controversial political theorists in the English‐speaking world. He is currently Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics, having...
