Sir Anthony Kenny
Philosopher and agnostic moderator who chaired the debate; noted for work in philosophy and as a former Master of Balliol and for framing the four-stage discussion agenda.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 1h 28min
Classic: Richard Dawkins & Rowan Williams debate the question of Human Nature and our ultimate origins
Sir Anthony Kenny, agnostic philosopher who frames the debate; Rowan Williams, former Archbishop and theologian; Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and author. They clash over human distinctiveness, whether Darwinian evolution explains consciousness and moral truth, the origins of life and language, the probability of a creator, and whether scientific elegance or theological meaning best explains our origins.
