IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In
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Celebrated Turkish writer Ahmet Altan spent almost five years in jail. He wrote his memoir which was
In Astra Taylor's second Massey Lecture, she argues our social order runs on insecurity. But we’re a
After the First World War, the Western powers create new borders and carve out spheres of influence,
Arthur Schafer taught ethics to medical students in 1972. His 50-year career put the philosopher at
Christina Sharpe's award-winning book, Ordinary Notes, explores the complexity of Black life — blend
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From the interpersonal to the societal: what is reasonableness? And in a democracy, how reasonable c
2018 Massey Lecturer Tanya Talaga reflects on the legacy of cultural genocide, and on how the storie
