jholroyd
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Teacher, writer |
| Location | London UK |
| Introduction | Studied Philosophy and Religious Studies at Kings College London, taught English as a foreign language in Greece, some music but mainly Religious Studies and Philosophy in London for the past twenty years. |
| Interests | Exploring questions like how people can live together more happily. Exploring such questions in my work and through travel, reading and cultural engagement. Understandably my academic interests are Philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, political philosophy. If I could only find the time I would take a much more active interest in economics, politics and international affairs and of course music. |
| Favorite Movies | Pele the Conquerer, The Fellowship of the Ring, Memento, Baraka |
| Favorite Music | I play the piano and the piano accordian. Most of what I play is blues and mostly my own composition. |
| Favorite Books | His Dark Materials Philip Pullman, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion David Hume, The Ethics of Authenticity, Charles Taylor, Guns Germs and Steel Jared Diamond, A Journey in Ladakh Andrew Harvey, Globalisation and Its Discontents Joseph Steglitz, Walter and the Resurrection of G, T.J. Armstrong, The Sea The Sea Iris Murdoch, The Reader, Bernardt Schlink |