Philosophy in the Age of Covid-19, with Eric Weiner and Danielle Sands

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🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this week's episode Eric Weiner speaks to Danielle Sands about what philosophy can teach us in the age of COVID-19. From Socrates and ancient Athens to Simone de Beauvoir and twentieth-century Paris they discuss philosophers and places that provide important signposts as we navigate today’s chaotic times. To find out more about the book click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Socrates-Express-Search-Lessons-Philosophers/dp/1501129015 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sure, this is Peloton. This is a 15 minute low impact ride.
0:05.6	But so is this.
0:07.2	We're here together for a 10 minute empathy meditation.
0:10.5	And even this.
0:11.9	We get here in with a 20 minute hip-hop shadow boxes session.
0:16.7	Ah!
0:17.7	What more could you ask for?
0:18.7	Well, with thousands of classes on our bike treading app, there's more to Peloton that you might have thought.
0:23.4	This is Peloton.
0:25.4	Internet Connection and Peloton all acts as membership required.
0:28.4	C1 Peloton.
0:30.1	Hello, I'm Rory Stewart and I'd like to tell you about an Intelligence Square event I'm doing with the classicist, author and broadcaster Mary Beard.
0:39.0	Together we'll be discussing politics and power, from the Caesars to Sunak who gets to win power who is excluded
0:45.7	does power always corrupt or are there examples of leaders who've maintained
0:49.9	their integrity while an authority and how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures?
0:56.0	These are just some of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer.
1:00.0	In-person tickets are now sold out, but you can still watch online on the 13th November at 7 PM BST.
1:06.2	Put your questions to us live as we discuss power and politics down the ages. Hello, podcast listeners, I'm Connor and welcome to this week's episode of Intelligence
1:15.4	Squared.
1:16.4	Today we're joined by Eric Weiner, the author of many popular philosophy books to discuss
1:20.2	what philosophy can teach us in the age of COVID-19.
1:23.6	From Confucius to Rousseau, he discussed how philosophers can help us cope
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