January 17, 2010
The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that lying was always morally wrong – and I’m writing a book about my year without lying called the Complete Kant. I received international publicity for the book, and was featured in such newspapers as The Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Sun, the Mirror and El Mundo. I was also on radio stations around the world, and appeared on UK and Irish television.
The current plan is to publish the Complete Kant myself, around June 2010 (long story, and I think it’ll be kind of fun).
It’s 11 months since my year finished, but I continue not to lie.
February 26, 2009
I’ve just completed a year trying not to tell a single lie. I failed, of course, I told three – but I’ve succeeded in ways I could never have expected.
Not lying for a year was my commitment to finding truth. It was a rough old ride at times, but I’ve discovered some pretty amazing things. The last year hasn’t changed my life – the death of my father, meeting my wife, the birth of my kids, these things changed my life – but my life is changing every day.
And of course I’m going to continue trying to tell the truth. Because I’ve learnt truth as we see it isn’t really truth at all.
Because Truth can never be a lie.
October 6, 2008
The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that lying was always morally wrong.
I’m attempting to go a whole year without telling a single lie. But much more than that I’m looking for some kind of truth to keep me going for the next 40 years or so, and to pass on to my kids. Karl Marx thought philosophy was rubbish because it doesn’t change anything. I disagree. I think it may well be able to give me the direction I so desperately need.
Well, that’s the plan anyway. As is to turn my journey into a (published) book.
You can read the first chapter here
October 6, 2008
A blatant piece of Morrow marketing. My sister, Hannah, is a fantastic designer, and here’s a link to her website. http://www.hforhannah.com
Please feel free to buy oodles of things from it.
