Ideas and theory
Book reviews covering developments & debates in philosophy, psychology and social thought which can inform work to address conflicted situations:
What gets in the way of us gaining, keeping and sharing knowledge? Quassim Cassam’s stimulating survey of blocks to rationality / an assertion of the need for careful thinking in times of ‘post-truth’ and ‘epistemic insouciance’
Dignity and politics in the work of Hannah Arendt: a clear account of an important thinker’s key concepts, showing how our ‘rights’ are shaped by how humans act in relationship to one another in this diverse and complex world
Social psychology in polarised times: Jonathan Haidt’s landmark 2012 book continues to attract new interest …