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Public Philosopher - Citizens of Nowhere?
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel comes to St Paul's Cathedral to take on some of the hardest questions raised by the public discontent that characterises much of global politics today. With the help of a live audience, he asks whether globalisation and deepening inequality have eroded the bonds that hold communities together. He enquires if the continuing debate over Brexit reveals competing notions of political identity. Should we aspire to be citizens of the world, or is a citizen of the world a citizen of nowhere? He wonders if patriotism is a sentiment we should encourage or a prejudice we should overcome and whether, in diverse societies such as ours, a politics of the common good is even possible. Michael and his audience engage in a searching discussion of the contending visions of moral and civic identity that lie just beneath the surface of our fiercest public debates.
Producer: Tim Mansel
Producer: Tim Mansel
Released:
Oct 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (16)
Should universities give preference to applicants from poor backgrounds?: Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel questions the thinking beneath controversies. by The Public Philosopher