Skeptical Philosophy - What does it mean to be human?

What does it mean to be human? What is personhood? These are questions that have interested philosophers for a long time. But it is also important for morality and politics. How does it affect abortion or animal rights? When did we start being human? And what does it mean for the future?

Join the next Portsmouth Skeptics in Pub session with philosopher Jonathan MS Pearce.

Jonathan looks at this from a philosophical angle and probably asks more questions than gives answers. He is a philosopher, blogger, author and public speaker. He has a wide range of topics that interest him, most specifically ones that concern the existence of God. It’s something of an obsession.

As an author, Jonathan writes about these subjects that fascinate him hugely. His books include “Free Will?”, “The Little Book of Unholy Questions”, “The Nativity: A Critical Examination”, “The Problem with ‘God’”; “13 Reasons to Doubt” and “Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century”. He has also reached out into the world of fiction with his apocalyptic and philosophical series “Survival of the Fittest”.

He talks on a number of topics and loves a good Q&A session to see what the audience comes up with. Catch him on his Patheos blog at “A Tippling Philosopher”.

Find out more details from the Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub website.

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