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Decolonising Philosophy


Many see the search for universal truths about the world as the noble aim of philosophy. Yet our universities largely dismiss non-Western philosophy, and critics argue that British students are taught a narrow analytic approach. Are great ideas independent of time, place and tradition? Do African conceptions of the self or Chinese Mohist logic offer equally valid insi...
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Why does the dark and the dangerous attract us?

Speakers: Christopher Hamilton, John Milbank, Patricia MacCormack
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Is beauty something we now buy?

Speakers: Sam Roddick, Bence Nanay, Justine Kolata
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Can we trust our reason?

Speakers: Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Alister McGrath, Paul Boghossian
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Does philosophy give meaning to our life?

Speakers: Rupert Sheldrake, Maria Balaska
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Can empirical observation lead us to the truth?

Speakers: Angela Saini, Steve Fuller, Rupert Sheldrake, Peter Atkins
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Is our belief in morality a dangerous fantasy?

Speakers: Matthew Taylor, Rebecca Roache, Hilary Lawson