Morality in the 21st Century

Episode 14: Steven Pinker and Melinda Gates

Sep 3, 2018

28:25

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I'm Not Going to Challenge You Too Much on That.

03:30

The Importance of Religion in the West

02:13

The Value System of Humanism, Namely, What Makes Human Beings Prosper Is What's Moral

02:28

Introduction

4min

Are We Going to Go Through That Again?

2min

Humanism in the Eighteenth Century - I'm a Devotee of the Enlightenment, and I Am Certainly a Card Carrying Humanist

3min

The Importance of Religion in the West

2min

I'm Not Going to Challenge You Too Much on That.

3min

The Value System of Humanism, Namely, What Makes Human Beings Prosper Is What's Moral

2min

How to Accept Humility in Science and Rationalism

3min

Philanthropy - What Is It All About?

2min

What Influenced You When You Were Growing Up?

2min

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The Biggest Challenge for the Next Generation

2min

11.

The Impact of Women in the World

3min

In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker and the American philanthropist, Melinda Gates. First, Steven Pinker outlines his reasons for hope for a better world, drawing on themes from his recent book ‘Enlightenment Now’. Melinda Gates explores what motivated her and her husband Bill to dedicate their lives to philanthropy and explains who her moral role models were when she was growing up.

Producer: Dan Tierney Series Editor: Christine Morgan

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