Sep 29 2024 20 mins 1
David Goodhart is a British journalist, commentator and author. He is the founder and a former editor of Prospect magazine. In this conversation, David and Matt talk about his most recent book, Head Hand Heart, in which he argues that a good society needs a balance between cognitive skills, manual skills and caring skills. David argues that the recent decades in the West have seen far too much emphasis on cognitive ability as the gold standard for human achievement.
This episode was previously published on Aporia.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - The Dominance of Highly Educated People
(13:11) - Education, Mental Health, and the Economy
(27:59) - Value of Basic Jobs in Economy
(32:41) - The Value of Basic Jobs
(39:58) - Value of Higher Education and Work
(45:13) - Labour Party's Future
(52:40) - Modern Liberalism and Domestic Life
(58:42) - Career Alternatives and Role Models
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