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Is it appropriate for Wikipedia to report that "His first exposure to philosophical writing was at the age of twelve when he read an English translation of Plato's Charmides dialogue. At fourteen he read G. H. Lewes's Biographical History of Philosophy."
Surely it would suffice to say simply that he had an early childhood interest in philosophy. If these sources have particularly shaped his thought, then the article should explain how. Otherwise, these references sound like tedious "fanboy" trivia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.78.64.103 ( talk) 23:57, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
The philosophical work section needs to chopped up. Just looking at that massive wall of text is daunting. I think we should considering shortening the lead paragraph and possibly making subsections. If we can do that, I think this can be higher than a B grade article in Wikiproject:Philosophy. Hazillow ( talk) 18:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I was just reading through this article and thought I'd add a few links to things such as Royal Scoiety of Arts, etc.-- Frank Carmody 16:13, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
Don't we have a more up-to-date photo of the man? He's pretty young in the current one. Keithmahoney 00:05, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
I was taught by Grayling last year and it is true the picture used is old. However, his book on Descartes published late last year includes this very photo on the dust jacket. Moriarty73 19:11, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
This article is currently ranked of low importance. I propose this be raised to mid importance. Grayling is one of Britain's leading philosophers, and certainly the most well-known. 86.27.59.185 ( talk) 11:42, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Is it more correct to write that he has a Doctorate in Philosophy than to write that he has a Doctor of Philosophy? Similarly that he has a Master of Arts degree as opposed to a Master of Arts? Totorotroll ( talk) 16:46, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
According to [1], Grayling has resigned from his chair at Birckbeck. -- Anthem 03:19, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13659394 and http://www.nchum.org/who-we-are/the-professoriate , Grayling will be the first master of the New College of the Humanities, a private university which he has helped to set up. Cointreau ( talk) 04:22, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
In the paragraph entitled "Ideas" the word "developing" might be a gerund or a present participle. The whole sentence is vague. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.200 ( talk) 14:03, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
It is not helpful to call NCH "Socially Exclusive College for Humanities"; it is childish and, I think, violates Wikipedia policy.
Robert Slack ( talk) 21:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Grayling's personal tragedies are personal and have no general importance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.55.83 ( talk) 10:23, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
I removed an External link to a review by Antonella Gambotto-Burke because her publicist has been spamming this article. [2] [3] [4]. If this is a worthwhile EL, a non-broken, non- self-published link can be found here:
/ edg ☺ ☭ 16:46, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
I have removed this recent addition.
I think the wording content is a bit problematic. Perhaps a discussion first? Hope this is OK and no offecne meant.( Msrasnw ( talk) 14:50, 26 December 2012 (UTC))
Second paragraph; is all that detail about Grayling's sister needed? I'm not sure what it adds to the article. MidnightBlue (Talk) 23:11, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
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