Classical Indian & Chinese World Views on Global Order
Four podcasts recorded at a workshop in Bangkok in early 2018 organised by the Berggruen Institute China Center in Bangkok.
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Time to abandon grand ethical theories?
There is space for a kind of moral seriousness that sees importance in doing the right thing without believing we can ever have a formula for specifying what the right thing is. Many moral philosophers are at work in this space, trying to show that even if we can’t tidy up every inch, there are more or less rigorous ways of muddling through.
ReadThe ungrateful traveller
Last week I went to Bangkok. Returning home, the question on my mind was how did such an astonishing statement become so mundane?
ReadIn defence of hierarchy
Essay in Aeon co-authored with Stephen C. Angle, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Daniel Bell, Nicolas Berggruen, Mark Bevir, Joseph Chan, Carlos Fraenkel, Stephen Macedo, Michael Puett, Jiang Qian, Mathias Risse, Carlin Romano, Justin Tiwald and Robin Wang.
ReadHierarchy and Inequality in Nietzsche and Falsafa
In many ways medieval Islamic philosophy and the works of Friedrich Neitzsche couldn’t be more different. But as we see in this podcast, both provide interesting, rich challenges to modern western egalitarian ideals. Guests are Carlos Fraenkel (McGill University) and Mathias Risse (Harvard Kennedy School of Government). Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute’s Philosophy and Culture Centre.
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