Hierarchy and Equality in America
In a culture that values equality, what is the role and function of hierarchy in America today? With Kwame Anthony Appiah,[…]
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The Why Factor
THE WHY FACTOR – BBC WORLD SERVICE. I was on this programme on identity, presented by Mike Williams, first broadcast 1[…]
ReadBeing Certain
Video of debate I took part in at How The Light Gets IN 2015, with Andrew Bowie, Edwina Currie and host Richard Coles.
ReadIn search of self
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius’s advice to the young prince – “To thine own self be true” – has become a self-help cliché. Yet far from being a glib platitude, these six monosyllables raise profound questions. Being “true to thine own self” is more easily said than done…
ReadSelf East and West (Part 3)
The last of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, asks whether the West suffers from “too much self”. With Rebecca Goldstein, Peter Herschock, Pico Iyer, Jay Ogilvy and David Wong. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute’s Philosophy and Culture Centre.
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