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What is Wrong With Inequality? (Amartya Sen)

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Dr Sen discusses the value of inequality-aversion judged as a basic human concern and to what extent it might conflict with other human values, such as economic efficiency and freedom. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998, and in 2012 he became the first non-American in history to be awarded the National Humanities …

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Identity and Violence: The Violence of Illusion (Amartya Sen)

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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is widely recognized for his ability to join economics and philosophy, reflected in his work through ethics and a sense of common humanity. In this Hitchcock Lecture from UC Berkeley he explores the violence of illusion. Series: UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures [5/2005] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 9459] Watch the …

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International Security and Defense: Lessons from the Past, Analysis of the Present, and Projection into the Future (H.R. McMaster)

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In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and General Carter discuss his experiences in the British military, the war in Ukraine, the implications of the US and Coalition withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the future of warfare. Reflecting on his vision of the world today, former chief of the UK Defense Force Nick Carter discusses the world …

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Africa’s Future: The Great Powers’ “Second Scramble” For Influence And Leverage ( Thomas H. Henriksen, Bill Whalen)

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At the dawn of the 20th Century, control of the African continent centered around European colonial desires – national pride, natural resources, and manpower. Hoover senior fellow emeritus Thomas Henriksen, author of America’s Wars: Interventions, Regime Change, and Insurgencies After the Cold War, explains what differs in this century other than the former colonies are now independent …

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We may never settle the ‘free will’ debate, but tapping into it is still worthwhile (BBC)

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The debate around free will has been raging for millennia and, frankly, isn’t likely to be settled any time soon. But, as this short documentary from BBC Reel demonstrates, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a debate worth having. By interviewing leading thinkers across neuroscience, physics and moral philosophy, the UK journalist Melissa Hogenboom investigates where …

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