A Responsibility to Know?
Do we have a responsibility to inform ourselves about the state of the world? Is the experience of some people valued more highly than that of others?
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the ethics of knowledge. Do we have a responsibility to inform ourselves about the state of the world? Is the experience of some people valued more highly than that of others? Guests include Quassim Cassam, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.
Producer: Luke Mulhall
Part of a series of programmes across Radio 4 looking at what drives us apart and how to bring us together 鈥� look for Common Ground.
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- Fri 10 Jul 2026 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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