Is our search for an objective morality misguided? | Slavoj Žižek, Joanna Kavenna, Simon Blackburn

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On the nature of reality | Rowan Williams and Iain McGilchrist

Who are we? Why are we here? Does life have a meaning beyond itself? Join former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and groundbreaking psychiatrist, literary scholar and author of 'The Matter with Things', Iain McGilchrist, to explore the nature of meaning, and why we shou ...  Show more

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

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