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Tallis in Wonderland

Ideas and Scholarship in Philosophy

Raymond Tallis asks: does it matter who said what?

One of the many privileges of writing this column is receiving a complimentary copy of Philosophy Now. This guarantees a happy evening or two in my favourite pub or café catching up on what my fellow contributors have been thinking about. The Letters section is also often rewarding, even when some of the correspondents suggest that Tallis might be closer to Blunderland than Wonderland. At least the comments make your columnist think again and, sometimes, change his mind.

A little while back there was an especially interesting letter from a writer whose name alas escapes me – an amnesia that is highly relevant in view of my present theme.

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