Raymond Tallis
Raymond Tallis is a retired gerontologist and a prolific philosopher and author. After a long career as a medical practictioner during which he was Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester and a consultant physician in Health Care of the Elderly in Salford, he retired in 2006 to devote himself to writing. His numerous publications includeThe Enduring Significance of Parmenides: Unthinkable Thought
Articles by Raymond Tallis
High time for truth
The frequency with which Boris Johnson and his government lie is the most serious crisis now facing our democracy.
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Book review: Touching a Nerve
Raymond Tallis finds Patricia Churchland’s neurophilosophy to be more neuro than philosophy
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The case for assisted dying
Acting in the name of religion, a small and unrepresentative number of believers are inflicting needless suffering on others. Raymond Tallis, Chair of Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying, on why the law must be changed
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Undiscovered
A misreading of science has persuaded us that we are no more than our evolved brains. But, argues Raymond Tallis, a more expansive philosophy of humanity is mounting a fight-back
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Beyond nature
The human finger points the way to what makes us truly human, say Raymond Tallis
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In search of the G spot
Is faith hard-wired in the the brain? Raymond Tallis scans some new claims
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Neurotrash
From ethics and art history to social policy experts are embracing neuroscience as the answer to understanding human behaviour. Raymond Tallis rallies the neurosceptics
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Escape from Eden
Raymond Tallis revisits the big question: what makes humans special?
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