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A.C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford. At the time of this interview, he was professor of philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of many books, most recently, “The Good Book: A Humanist Bible.” We interviewed Grayling in particular because he’s written prolifically as both a philosopher and public intellectual on many of the themes central to our project. In unusually accessible prose, writing from a humanist perspective, Grayling has continued the Socratic tradition of raising the basic philosophical questions that touch upon our lives. Grayling struck us as a sort of exemplar of the humanist way of life, moving freely in his responses between an incredible range of topics with humor and wit.

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Tyler Krupp is doctoral student at the University of California, Berkeley. Rachel Stuart received a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley. More of their work can be found at thinkingaloud.com.

