Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

Jul 11 2024 10 ep. 25 mins 403

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Rory Stewart with a radical take on the concepts that shape our lives.

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Argument: 1. Thesis

Jul 08 2024 26 mins

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives.Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the policies for our state.Rory grew up believing that the way to reach

Argument: 2. Antithesis

Jul 08 2024 27 mins

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives.Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the policies for our state.Rory grew up believing that the way to reach

Argument: 3. Synthesis

Jul 08 2024 27 mins

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives in a new series on BBC Radio 4.Argument became the way in which we answered the deepest questions of philosophy, established scientific rules, and made legal decisions. It was the foundation of our democracies and the way in which we chose the policies for our state.Rory grew up

Welcome to Ignorance

Jul 08 2024 3 mins

Exploring the idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge.

Ignorance: 1. The Pursuit of Knowledge

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.

Ignorance: 2. The Limits of Knowledge

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.

Ignorance: 3. Ignorance and Inspiration

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.

Ignorance: 4. Ignorance in Politics

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.

Ignorance: 5. The Psychology of Ignorance

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.

Ignorance: 6. Wisdom

Jul 11 2024 28 mins

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives.