‘Jack Symes guides us charmingly and authoritatively, with a wit and freshness that enlivens without trivializing.’ – Stephen Fry
Dr Jack Symes is a philosopher at Durham University, UK
His books include Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind (2022), Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (2024), Defeating the Evil-God Challenge: In Defence of God’s Goodness (2024), and Lessons for Living: A Philosopher’s Education (forthcoming).
Jack regularly appears on mainstream platforms, such as BBC Television, BBC Radio, The Joe Rogan Experience, Jubilee Surrounded, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Glastonbury Festival, Big Think, The Jordan Peterson Podcast, The Spectator, GB News, and HowTheLightGetsIn. He is also the host of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast, one of the UK’s most popular higher education podcasts.
Jack regularly delivers invited lectures at leading universities, such as Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the University of Oxford. He also speaks at international policy events, such as the World Economic Forum.
In 2024, Jack was awarded the BBC New Generation Thinker Prize.