Realists and the Radical Right
Professor Wen Yang claimed Anglo-Saxons missed the Axial Age. Professor Jeffrey Sachs blamed the West for a breakdown in Western philosophy. Both arguments are flawed.
Debating the Enlightenment and its Alternatives
This is a summary and critique of a debate hosted by the Institute of Art and Ideas. In the videos cited below, Steven Pinker and John Mearsheimer debate the Enlightenment and its alternatives. The subtitle is, Which ideals are the best guide to human betterment?