Chalke Talks for THEME: Philosophy

• 07. THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE EMPIRE OF THE IMAGINATION
  Annette Gordon-Reed ( 2018 )
  Published: 10th Jan 2021

  Worshipped, pilloried, and forever debated. Such is the fate of Thomas Jefferson, whose actions and ideas — more than those of any of the other Founding Fathers —still divide Americans two centuries later. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed extends the analysis of Jefferson in light of prevailing attitudes towards politics, slavery, genetics, […]

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• 28. SALAFI-JIHADISM: THE HISTORY OF AN IDEA
  Shiraz Maher ( 2018 )
  Published: 04th Feb 2021

  No topic has gripped the public imagination as dramatically as the spectre of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood. Shiraz Maher, an authority on radicalisation, charts the intellectual underpinnings of Salafi-Jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the jihadist […]

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• THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
  A.C. Grayling ( 2019 )
  Published: 15th Mar 2021

  The story of philosophy is an epic tale: from classical antiquity to the present, it is the unending quest for an understanding of reality, truth and value by some of the most creative minds in the world. Professor Anthony Grayling gives a comprehensive account of the great adventure of philosophy, mainly in the Western tradition […]

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