Ethics in a World of Strangers with Kwame Anthony Appiah
With the publication of 1992s In My Fathers House, Kwame Anthony Appiah claimed his place at the forefront of African-American literary and cultural studies. A professor of philosophy at Princeton, he discusses how Western intellectuals and leaders have exaggerated the power of difference while neglecting the power of commonality. Series: Walter H. Capps Center Series [3/2006] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11468]
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Philosophical thought is a cognitive process. One’s “brilliance,” in that respect, has nothing to do with statistical or factual accuracy. I’m not sure why you are comparing ignorance with intellect. We may not all be bright, but we most certainly are all ignorant about one thing or another.
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He’s completely (and quite obviously) wrong. Charlemagnes empire at it’s height was 1.2 million square kilometres. The 48 continental united states (not including alaska etc) are over 8 million square kilometres. That’s almost SEVEN times the size. Even if he had conquered all of europe up the the borders of russia he would still only be halfway to the size of the US.
So this ‘brilliant’ man has no actual grasp of basic things like the size of countries, or how to check ‘facts’.
‘This is a brilliant man talking.’ He certainly isn’t a knowledgable man. In his book review entitled ‘How Muslims Made Europe’ he states the following:
‘Charlemagne’s rule included at its high point most of France, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands, the west of Germany, Italy as far south as Rome, a strip in the north of Spain, and parts of Hungary and the Balkans. At nearly three and a half million square miles, it was larger than the continental United States.’
See the problem there?
This is a brilliant man talking. Speaking out about Identity – a subject that the Museum and the Establishment like to labour..He is a man of integrity..Finally a Cambridge Graduate with a mind to tell all. Hack what wrot! This man is to be heard rather than ignored. More fool you for not listening! We are witnessing the future….be a part of it….
very interesting, thank you
This guy is a complete hack.
Loistava luento, kiitos! Mikäli Juha Sihvolan Maailmankansalaisen etiikka -kirja ei ole vielä tuttu, suosittelen lämpimästi. Hyvin samanlaisia ajatuksia kuin tämän luennon alkuosassa, selkeästi ja mielenkiintoisesti esitettynä.