Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Bryan Van Norden as they discuss Prof. Van Norden’s book, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. As a leading expert in Chinese philosophy, Prof. Van Norden promotes an inclusive, multicultural approach to philosophical inquiry, and urges educational institutions to uphold cosmopolitan ideals.

Together, they delve into Prof. Van Norden’s powerful critique of American higher education's neglect of philosophical traditions from non-Western cultures, including China, India, and Africa. Prof. Van Norden challenges the long-standing Eurocentric bias of philosophy departments, and advocates a multicultural approach to philosophical inquiry.

Join this Book Club episode to explore a dialogue of Western and Asian philosophy, illustrating the enriching potential of diversity in philosophy. Discover the call for inclusive philosophical inquiry, enjoy a wonderful introduction to Confucian and Buddhist philosophy, and listen in on a conversation that challenges traditional Western notions of wisdom and philosophy.

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Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and an expert on religious conflict, Richard E. Rubenstein as they discuss Rubenstein’s book, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages. Rubenstein skillfully guides us through the vivid controversies of the Middle Ages, making the philosophical debates of yesteryear both lively and accessible

Together, they discuss the riveting events that unfolded - sparking riots, initiating heresy trials, and causing seismic shifts within the Catholic Church.Throughout their discussion, you’ll uncover the origins of the age-old tension between reason and religion, a divide that continues to shape contemporary discourse. Listen in to gain insights into the foundational ideas that underpin modern thought, as we traverse the historical landscape where the clash of ancient wisdom and medieval upheaval set the stage for intellectual revolutions yet to come.

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Footnotes:

• Philosophy
• Aristotle
• When Jesus Became God
• Dark Ages
• Alexander the Great
• The Rise of Christianity
• Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Theologians
• Paganism
• The Golden Age
• Toledo School of Translators
• Aristotelianism
• Plato
• The Double Truth
• Peter Abelard
• Saint Augustine
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• Albertus Magnus
• Big Bang

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine.

Listen in as Solomon and Sachs explore the intricate interplay between the mainstream media and powerful political forces that promote America’s disastrous “wars of choice” – including the US-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and currently the US-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and the US backing of Israel’s war in Gaza.

Solomon’s book explores how American foreign policy has become one of perpetual war, and how the media systematically hide the tragic human and political consequences of these wars, thereby enabling the US Government to perpetuate these conflicts.

Footnotes:

• Ukraine War
• 2023 Israel-Hamas War
• Vietnam War
• MLK - madness of militarism
• Pseudo-democracy
• Propaganda
• Orwellian
• Political Geology of 1984
• Rules-based Order
• NATO
• Military-industrial Complex
• Ethnic Cleansing
• NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia
• Genocide
• Rashida Tlaib
• South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel at the ICJ
• Common Dreams
• War in Yemen
• Pentagon Papers
• War Profiteering
• Information Warfare - Censorship
• Pentagon Woos Silicon Valley to Join Ranks of Arms Makers

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