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Martin Jacques hosts

Journalist, academic and author of When China Rules The World. Co-founder fo influential think-tank Demos, visiting senior fellow at the LSE and visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing.

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Who Looks Back in the Mirror


In its focus on language and structure 20th century philosophy all but eradicated the need for the human subject. Now there are signs that the self is on its way back.  But are we any closer to understanding the self, and what makes each one of us who we are? Martin Jacques uncovers who philosopher / writer / broadcasters, Simon May, Barry C Smith, and Julian Baggini ...