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We live at a time when journalism and public discourse are under huge pressure both from the challenges of social media and from the polarization of politics. Can some of Kant’s principles help us to think about the duties of public intellectuals in this atmosphere? This talk suggests that Kant provides a bracing and potent reminder of the often tough imperatives that should guide those of us who take part in public debate.
We live at a time when journalism and public discourse are under huge pressure both from the challenges of social media and from the polarization of politics. Can some of Kant’s principles help us to think about the duties of public intellectuals in this atmosphere? This talk suggests that Kant provides a bracing and potent reminder of the often tough imperatives that should guide those of us who take part in public debate.
