are we more or less prejudiced than at other points in our history? And is prejudice always wrong, or even avoidable? If it is avoidable, how can this be achieved? We put these questions to Marco Cinnirella, Katharine Jenkins, Joe Mulhall, and Amir Saeed.
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Folge vom 28.04.2020From the vaults: Prejudice
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Folge vom 28.04.2020From the vaults: Unrequited LoveUlrika Carlsson, Stephen Grosz, and Erin Plunkett explore responses to unrequited love in philosophy, psychoanalysis and art. Should we mourn or celebrate it? What can it teach us about ourselves? The post From the vaults: Unrequited Love first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.
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Folge vom 28.04.2020From the vaults: ShameShame is often depicted as playing only a negative role, but might it have have an important, positive role, for individuals and societies? Phil Hutchinson, Vasudevi Reddy, and Jonathan Webber on the nature and development of shame. The post From the vaults: Shame first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.
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Folge vom 28.04.2020From the vaults: HypocrisyWhy do we tend to judge hypocrites more harshly than those whose actions, however bad, appear consistent with their beliefs? Joanna Burch-Brown, Jussi Suikkanen, and Demetris Tillyris discuss whether hypocrisy is a moral dead-end or a step on the path to better behaviour. The post From the vaults: Hypocrisy first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.