Being Certain: Are convictions dangerous? | Julian Baggini, Andrew Bowie, Edwina Currie

Philosophy For Our Times

English - April 10, 2018 10:56 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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From Galileo to Mandela, history is made by those with strong convictions. Yet as Nietzsche argued and Islamic State attest, those most convinced of their righteousness are often the most dangerous. Should politicians and the rest of us avoid convictions and see them as dangerous fantasies, or is conviction essential to leadership and action? Philosophers Julian Baggini and Andrew Bowie, and former Conservative politician Edwina Currie debate. Richard Coles hosts.

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