Does morality need an update? How prevalent is cancel culture? What can the Stoics teach us today? All these and many more questions were pondered by our philosophical guests this year.
Is it time to ditch our outdated moral beliefs?
Our distant ancestors left us with moral baggage for a different world - and now morality needs an update, says philosopher Tim Dean.
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Peter Singer: freedom of expression and cancel culture
Good ideas - even if they're controversial - deserve to be published, says Australian philosopher Peter Singer. He's co-founded an online academic journal where people can publish under a pseudonym.
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The 'great universe' of the yet-to-be-discovered
"The more you know about the past or about the world, about what's going on in science, the more wondrous it all seems, because it is pretty remarkable," says philosopher AC Grayling.
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Māori Philosophy - A Love Story
"In Philosophy, all ideas are open to exploration, for someone with wide-ranging interests and an inbuilt curiosity this is both invigorating and humbling," says Māori philosopher Dr Krushil Watene
Dr Krushil Watene at her office, Massy University Albany campus. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray
WATCH - How education can respond to terrorism
Empathy is essential to understanding other people and reducing the alienation which can result in individuals being radicalised, says Professor Peter O'Connor. The story of The Billy Goats Gruff is a good start.
Trying to answer the question: 'What is Life?'
The dictionary doesn't have the definition, neither does Google. Science writer Carl Zimmer says part of the problem is how hard 'life' is to define.
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How to be good
What it takes to be a good human is one of the most powerful questions we can ask ourselves. Philosopher Ann Kerwin explores different perspectives on what that means.
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Peter Boghossian: the need for an anti-woke university
Universities are broken and the fearless pursuit of truth is at such risk that it has become impossible to teach philosophy, says Peter Boghossian.
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How ancient philosophies apply to modern times
The Stoics believed we don't control the world around us but we can control how we respond. Ancient Greek and Roman wisdom can help us develop resilience and humility today, says philosopher Ryan Holiday.
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