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Do we still need morality?

Jason McKenzie Alexander, Justin Smith, Barry C. Smith. Myriam François hosts.

Most of the evil in the world is done with the best intentions" said TS Eliot. And 9/11, the guillotine and the Inquisition were all inspired by those who thought they had the highest moral principles. Many philosophers have concluded that morality is a subjective human invention. Should we then simply encourage and argue for acts we support and make do without morali...

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Is it time to abandon tradition?

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The trouble with sex

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Speakers: Yaron Brook, Liara Roux, Suzannah Weiss

Biography

Myriam Francois is an author, broadcaster and academic on issues related to Islam, France and the Middle East. She is host of the increasingly popular We Need to Talk about Whiteness Podcast.