The Philosophy Shop has been promoting the teaching of rational, critical thought and philosophy in schools in a campaign backed by one of our Honorary Associates, AC Grayling. To promote the campaign, they are holding a Monty Python style Philosophers’ Football Match on Sunday, 9th May 2010 at Wingate & Finchley’s Harry Abrahams Stadium in North London.

Taking part will be comedians Mark Steel, Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith and Ariane Sherine. Assorted footballers - sorry, philosophers - AC Grayling, Julian Baggini, Nigel Warburton, Simon Glendinning, Angie Hobbs, Dr Stephen Law and Mark Vernon are already warming up on the touchlines to take part, as are other academics from London and Oxford. Other confirmed supporters include so far Laurie Taylor, the BBC’s John Humphreys and footballing legend Gary Lineker.

You can win two pairs of tickets to this event by completing the following sentence.

I think philosophy should be taught in schools because…

Please include a postal address with your response, which should reach us at admin@secularism.org.uk no later than noon on Thursday 29 April. Winners will be notified by the 30^th.

By supporting this tongue-in-cheek re-staging of the original Python sketch, you can support the Four Rs campaign in aid of more reasoning and creative thinking for our children.

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Click here for more information about the match and the 'Four Rs' campaign

Watch the original Monty Python Philosophers' football match