Raymond Tallis on human experience, naturalism, philosophy & art

Professor Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and was until recently a physician and clinical scientist. In the Economist's Intelligent Life Magazine (Autumn 2009) he was listed as one of the top living polymaths in the world. He has written extensively on the philosophy of mind, philosophical anthropology, literary theory, the nature of art and cultural criticism, fiction, and poetry.