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Mary Midgley is one of Britain's leading philosophers. Highly critical both of religious fundamentalism, and at the same time blind faith in 'sociobiology', Midgley recently spoke to Three Monkeys Online. On the table for discussion were the role of philosophy, and the urgent need to change mankind'
We need to talk about Kevin has deservedly placed Lionel Shriver on the shortlist for this year's Orange Prize shortlist. The American writer discusses the relationship between art and violence, feminism and publishing, and defends her decision to write about a columbine style shooting.
A novelist whose work is insistently political, Ronan Bennett is the author of The Catastrophist, Havoc in its Third Year, and most recently Zugzwang. In interview with TMO he talks about the relationship between politics and art, and whether movies will outlast the novel.
In an interview with John Kampfner, the Political Editor of The New Statesman, and author of Blair's Wars, we discuss Tony Blair's foreign policy, his decision to go to war in Iraq, and the implications of a British general election that the Labour party will almost certainly win.