Morality in the 21st Century Folgen

For most of history, societies have been held together by a shared moral code. But half a century ago, the West embarked on a great experiment: a move from "We" to "I," from "We're all in this together" to "I'm free to be myself." Recently, there's been a reaction against individualism in favour of the group. But what's returned isn't a sense of society as a whole, but rather, subgroups, defined by faith, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. What's lost, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues, is our sense of collective belonging and the common good.Contributors: Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University; Robert Putnam, Political scientist and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University; Students from Loreto College in Manchester.Producer: Dan Tierney Series Editor: Christine Morgan

In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and author of two books on character: ‘The Social Animal’ and ‘Road to Character’. David Brooks talks about how he thinks individualism has gone too far and about how he failed as a social commentator to see the Donald Trump phenomenon coming.Producer: Dan Tierney Series Editor: Christine Morgan

In this episode, he speaks to Jean Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who reveals insights from her most recent book, ‘iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood… And What It Means for the Rest of Us’.Producer: Dan Tierney Series Editor: Christine Morgan