Daniel Dennett, fervent atheist philosopher who saw human brains as ‘programs’ – obituary

Daniel Dennett, the American philosopher, who has died aged 82, was, along with Richard Dawkins, a leading proponent of Darwinism and one of the most virulent controversialists in the academic circuit. Dennett argued that everything must be understood in terms of natural processes, and that terms such as ‘intelligence’, ‘free will’, ‘consciousness’, ‘justice’, the ‘soul’ … Read more

Racing can defeat animal rights complaints… by copying McDonald’s

Activists outside the gates of the Grand National Festival in Aintree in April – PA/Peter Byrne A racecourse vet has called for racing to radically change the way it deals with critics in light of the animal rights invasion of Aintree last April, which caused a 15-minute delay at the start of the Grand National. … Read more