Why We Argue show

Why We Argue

Summary: Hosted by political philosopher and Vanderbilt University professor Robert Talisse, Why We Argue is an interview podcast that brings in academics, philosophers, historians, journalists, politicians, and other notable public figures to think about the state of American political discourse and the role intellectual humility can play in public conversation. Created by Humility & Conviction in Public Life a project of the University of Connecticut's Humanities Institute and funded by the John Templeton Foundation and produced by Matthew Guariglia.

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Podcasts:

 Conspiracy Theories with Quassim Cassam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:21

Conspiracy Theories with Quassim Cassam

 Public Debate and Respectful Engagement with John Corvino | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:07

Public Debate and Respectful Engagement with John Corvino

 Constitutional Reform in Iceland with Jon Olafsson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:31

Constitutional Reform in Iceland with Jon Olafsson

 Testimony and Anonymity with Sandy Goldberg | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:10

Testimony and Anonymity with Sandy Goldberg

 Misogyny and Politics with Kate Manne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:35

Misogyny and Politics with Kate Manne

 Inequality and Democracy with Tommie Shelby | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:20

Inequality and Democracy with Tommie Shelby

 Confederate Monuments with Kevin Levin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:51

Confederate Monuments with Kevin Levin

 Climate Change Skepticism with Lawrence Torcello | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:58

How does corporate misinformation and partisan skepticism effect what we know about climate change? Lawrence Torcello is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Philosophy. His research focuses on social and political philosophy, democratic theory, and climate justice. 

 Free Speech and Free Thinking with Seana Shiffrin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:52

Seana Shiffrin is Professor of Philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice at UCLA.  She defends the “thinker theory” of freedom of speech, which holds that a central reason for upholding a moral and legal system of free speech is that such a system is necessary for free thought and reflective action.  This view is articulated in her book, Speech Matters:On Lying, Morality, and the Law (Princeton 2014).

 Smart Democracy with Helene Landemore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:52

Smart Democracy with Helene Landemore

 The Public Value of Philosophy with Nigel Warburton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:40

The Public Value of Philosophy with Nigel Warburton

 Brexit, Trump, & Democracy with Thom Brooks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:52

Brexit, Trump, & Democracy with Thom Brooks

 Good & Bad Arguments with Trudy Govier | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:00

Good & Bad Arguments with Trudy Govier

 Identity and Democracy with Akeel Bilgrami | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:57

Identity and Democracy with Akeel Bilgrami

 Know-Nothing Politics with Ilya Somin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:41

Know-Nothing Politics with Ilya Somin

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