John Gray



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Full name: John N Gray

Area of interest: Political philosophy

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Education: BA, M.Phil, D.Phil Exeter College, Oxford

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Current position/role: Author and commentator


 * also writes/has written for: The Guardian, Observer and Independent; New Statesman

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Other activities: Professor of European Thought at the LSE until 2008 (ret.)

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Books & Debate:

 * Black mass: apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia OCLC123113868 2007
 * Heresies: Against Progress and Other Illusions OCLC5657049 2004
 * Al Qaeda and what it means to be modern OCLC51871032 2003
 * Straw dogs: thoughts on humans and other animals OCLC49742370 2002

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Articles:

 * case for legalising all drugs is unanswerable'' - The extreme profits to be made from narcotics – a direct result of prohibition – fuel war and terrorism. Legalisation is urgent - 13th September 2009
 * shattering moment in America's fall from power'' - The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of American dominance is over - 28th September 2008
 * of the progressive fairytale'' - Russia – rich, nationalist and authoritarian – has made a mockery of our leaders' pretensions. The west is no longer in charge - 9th September 2008
 * who control oil and water will control the world'' - New superpowers are competing for diminishing resources as Britain becomes a bit-player. The outcome could be deadly - 30th March 2008
 * evangelicals'' - The irony is that, in its fanaticism and intolerance, atheism's militant tendency apes the worst aspects of religious fundamentalism - 15th March 2008
 * atheist delusion'' - 'Opposition to religion occupies the high ground, intellectually and morally,' wrote Martin Amis recently. Over the past few years, leading writers and thinkers have published bestselling tracts against God. But the 'secular fundamentalists' have got it all wrong - 15th March 2008
 * trusted this country. Look how it treats us'' - After the war, a state was created that we could all put our faith in. Now, incompetence, corporate greed and intrusion have alienated us from those who run it - 10th February 2008



Links:

 * New Statesman articles
 * Wikipedia bio
 * profile by Brian Appleyard of The Times