How to use philosophy for a better life | Rebecca Roache

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Neighbours before strangers | Alain de Botton, Seyla Benhabib and Tommy Curry

Should everyone be treated equally?Many see populism with its focus on immigration and nationalism as not only politically dangerous but morally wrong. This reflects the universalist morality of the main Western moral frameworks. But critics argue moral universalism generates a c ...  Show more

The strange search for knowledge in the age of post-truth | Steve Fuller

How do we acquire knowledge?We tend to think that knowledge is produced by experts through established institutions, progressing over time towards a single truth. But Steve Fuller challenges this view, arguing that our contemporary "post-truth" order correctly recognises that the ...  Show more

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