David Cayley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (1946) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupations | Writer and broadcaster |
| Website | Official website |
David Cayley (1946 – June 10, 2026) was a Canadian writer and broadcaster bases in Toronto.1 He is known for documenting philosophy of prominent thinkers of the 20th century – Ivan Illich, Northrop Frye, George Grant, and René Girard.2
His work has been broadcast on CBC Radio One's programme Ideas.3
Cayley died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80.4
List of works
- Cayley, David. 2025. The CBC: how Canada’s public broadcaster lost its voice (and how to get it back) (2025) ISBN 978-1-998365-54-8 Toronto: Sutherland House, 2025
- Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey (2021) ISBN 978-0-271-08812-9 (Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press)
- Ideas on the Nature of Science (2009) ISBN 978-0-86492-544-2 (Toronto: Goose Lane Editions)
- The Rivers North of the Future: The Testament of Ivan Illich (2005) ISBN 0-88784-714-5 (Toronto: Anansi Press)
- Puppet Uprising (2003) ISBN 0-660-19006-0 (Toronto: CBC Radio Canada)
- Corruption of Christianity Illich, Ivan (Author) Cayley, David (Editor) (2000) ISBN 0-660-18099-5 (Toronto: Anansi Press)
- Northrop Frye in Conversation interviews with Northrop Frye (2000) ISBN 0-88784-525-8 (Toronto: Anansi Press)
- Expanding Prison (1998) ISBN 0-88784-603-3 (Toronto: Anansi Press)
- George Grant in Conversation interviews with George Grant (1995) ISBN 0-88784-553-3 (Toronto: Anansi Press)
- Ivan Illich in Conversation interviews with Ivan Illich (1992) ISBN 0-88784-524-X (Toronto: Anansi Press)
Ideas on the Nature of Science
Edited transcripts from the radio series have been turned into a book, published in 2009 by Gooselane Press as Ideas on the Nature of Science.
How To Think About Science episodes
| Episode | Guests |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Simon Schaffer |
| Episode 2 | Lorraine Daston |
| Episode 3 | Margaret Lock |
| Episode 4 | Ian Hacking and Andrew Pickering |
| Episode 5 | Ulrich Beck and Bruno Latour |
| Episode 6 | James Lovelock |
| Episode 7 | Arthur Zajonc |
| Episode 8 | Wendell Berry |
| Episode 9 | Rupert Sheldrake |
| Episode 10 | Brian Wynne |
| Episode 11 | Sajay Samuel |
| Episode 12 | David Abram |
| Episode 13 | Dean Bavington |
| Episode 14 | Evelyn Fox Keller |
| Episode 15 | Barbara Duden and Silya Samerski |
| Episode 16 | Steven Shapin |
| Episode 17 | Peter Galison |
| Episode 18 | Richard Lewontin |
| Episode 19 | Ruth Hubbard |
| Episode 20 | Michael Gibbons, Peter Scott and Janet Atkinson Grosjean |
| Episode 21 | Christopher Norris and Mary Midgely |
| Episode 22 | Allan Young |
| Episode 23 | Lee Smolin |
| Episode 24 | Nicholas Maxwell |
References
References
- "David Cayley". Schumacher Center for a New Economics. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Is the digital age confirming Ivan Illich's once radical ideas?". 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Hine, Dougald (2023). "12. How to think". At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-64502-184-1.
- David Cartwright Cayley Obituary
External links
External links
- "Review of The Rivers North of the Future"
- "Outdoor rinks hostage to icy political calculation" article in Toronto Star