The Hedgehog and the Fox
Talking about my new book, How The World Thinks, on George Miller’s podcast.
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Tag: Global Philosophy
Why I’m giving away every translation of my books
Fortune waxes and wanes. It’s important not to cling too much to the good times so that when they pass, you don’t crave for them too much. If my career takes a dive, I will need to be able to let of whatever success I once had. Letting go of my translations now can only help with that.
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The ethics of driverless cars
It is culture, not biology, that makes the average French person value all lives more equally and the Japanese make that value depend on how we behave. And these values can in turn be shaped by the philosophical and theological ideas that hold sway.
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What can the West learn from the rest?
“It is a damning indictment of the shallowness of globalisation to date that we are much more versed in the world’s cuisines than we are with its philosophies. People are more familiar with an Indian korma than they are with the true meaning of karma.”
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Think global
Delighted to have been the guest on ABC’s The Philosopher’s Zone with David Rutledge. Recorded while in Brisbane for an insanely brief visit. I think I was coping with the jet-lag at the time… Listen or download here.
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