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Global Secular Humanist Movement: A Reality in the Near Future?

March 8, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, founder of Ideas Beyond Borders and the Global Secular Humanist Movement speaks to Conatus News about secularism in the Middle East. Read more

Andrew Copson: Humanism and Secularism in Modern Society

February 28, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK and President of IHEU, talks to Conatus News about humanism and secularism in modern society. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I wanted to talk about humanism: the hows and whys, the theoretical and practical. To begin, what is humanism properly defined in its most general sense? Andrew Copson: In English, […] Read more

Fundamentalism and Sex: Guilt, Taboos, and Recovery

February 23, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 1 Comments

Iconoclastic, witty, and insightful, Dr. Darrel Ray's works are must-reads. Here, he gives readers an inside look into fundamentalism's warped view of sex. Read more

Humanism: A Basis for Unity and Accountability?

February 21, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Daniela Wakonigg, Assistant Managing Editor of Humanistic Press, talks to Conatus about the meaning of and threats to humanism. Read more

Canada Struggles with Secularism. What Can We Do? – A chat with Dave McKee, Communist Party of Canada

February 19, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Despite being a secular nation, Canada struggles with promoting secularism, as schools and hospitals are highly influenced by religion. An interview with Dave McKee, Communist Party of Canada, on the country’s problems with religiosity in the public sector. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What stereotypes do you often hear about communism in Ontario and Canadian discourse? Dave […] Read more

Can Contemporary Economics Gain From A Philosophical Perspective?

February 18, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

In the fifth instalment of this Q&A with Conatus News, Dr Alexander Douglas discusses economic philosophy and contemporary economic issues. Dr Alexander Douglas specialises in the history of philosophy and the philosophy of economics. He is a faculty member at the University of St. Andrews in the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies. In this […] Read more

Religion, Secularism, and US Law: A Chat with Andrew Seidel, FFRF

February 17, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Andrew Seidel, Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), speaks to Conatus News about religion, secularism, and US law. Read more

Jessica Schab – On A Mission to Leave Superstition (Part 2)

February 7, 2018 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

Following on from last month’s interview, Jessica Schab, co-founder of End of Fear Project, tells us about her intimate experience with the New Age movement and the challenges she faced in breaking away. Angelos Sofocleous: In the previous decade, you got into the New Age movement, you experienced what it’s like being an active New […] Read more

Jewellery for Atheists? How the Invisible Pink Unicorn is Challenging Stigma

February 6, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Maija and Tim Ahrentløv, founders of Invisible Pink Unicorn, speak to Conatus News about atheism and starting a jewellery business targeted at atheists. Read more

Q&A on Philosophy with Dr Stephen Law – Session 3

February 6, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

In Part Three of this Q&A with Conatus News, Dr Stephen Law discusses authoritarian philosophies, epistemology and education. Part 1 Part 2 Dr Stephen Law is Reader in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He is also the editor of THINK: Philosophy for Everyone, a journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy (published by Cambridge […] Read more