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Matthew Festenstein
Professor Matthew Festenstein is a Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of York where he is the former Director of the Morrell Centre for Toleration and Head of the Politics Department. He is also the author of Pragmatism and Political Theory and English Radicalism 1550-1850.
Professor Matthew Festenstein is a Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of York where he is the former Director of the Morrell Centre for Toleration and Head of the Politics Department. He is also the author of Pragmatism and Political Theory and English Radicalism 1550-1850.
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How education embedded inequality
How liberals left liberty behind
We can’t tame big tech
The legacy of Charles Mills
Can the state know what's best?
Why taking offence is good
The power of utopia
The power of apocalypse
The future of male identity
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Defending freedom will be the downfall of the US
We shouldn't fear genetic differences
In defence of hierarchy
The family's threat to justice
The dangers of Davos and the global social contract
Democracy and the polarization trap
The political power of your body
The Ethics of Online Communication
Beyond envy's dark side
Ukraine alone won't save democracy
The most important book Marx never wrote
We must imitate Zelensky, not just admire him
Political labels are a farce
The philosophers behind Putin
Ukraine is not about territory, it's about identity
Liberal democracies can't solve climate change
How Macron polarized politics, and won
Prosecuting war crimes is not the answer
Fundamental rights and the limits of democracy
Musk's town square will be chaos