Do Booker winners become so for a reason? The 2026 Longlist came out on 28 July The question is open. Each year I set out to read at least some of the books. Here is the list for this year, which I will update as I progress through my reading and responses: 2026 Booker Longlist … More Do Booker winners become so for a reason? The 2026 Longlist came out on 28 July
Regardless of the fact that ‘reason’ may mean different things to different people, the point is to wonder whether it is a process we apply to ‘all things’, or just those things to which reason is pre-determined to apply. Richard Hooker, for instance, in defence of the English church and state status quo post reformation … More Regardless of the fact that ‘reason’ may mean different things to different people, the point is to wonder whether it is a process we apply to ‘all things’, or just those things to which reason is pre-determined to apply. Richard Hooker, for instance, in defence of the English church and state status quo post reformation says: “They that seek a reason of all things, do utterly overthrow reason”.
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