A standard way of proceeding in political philosophy is to start with some form of conceptual inquiry: we first try to figure out what justice, equality, and freedom are and only then we may eventually begin thinking about how these goods might be pursued and achieved. On this approach, although social activism is perhaps necessary to counteract the worst ki ... Show More
Apr 5
Andrew Lister, "Justice and Reciprocity" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Andrew Lister's Justice and Reciprocity (Oxford University Press, 2024) examines the place of reciprocity in egalitarianism, focusing on John Rawls's conception of "justice as fairness." Reciprocity was a central to justice as fairness, but Rawls wasn't explicit about the differe ... Show More
1h 11m
Mar 3
Catherine Elgin, "Epistemic Ecology" (MIT Press, 2025)
Humans are highly inquisitive, yet fallible and cognitively limited. How can we improve our epistemic lot despite our limitations? In Epistemic Ecology (MIT Press, 2025), Catherine Elgin develops a model in which individuals learn to rely on communal epistemic resources, such as ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2020
Réjane Sénac - L'égalité, sans concession
Réjane Sénac est directrice de recherche CNRS au Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po, et membre du comité de pilotage du programme de recherche et d’enseignement des savoirs sur le genre - PRESAGE.
Dans son essai “L'égalité sans condition”, elle déconstruit le mythe ... Show More
57m 12s
Mar 2024
Nous faire justice | Genre et climat, même combat
<p><strong>Quels sont les rapports entre inégalités de genre et catastrophes climatiques ? </strong>À première vue, on pourrait croire que ces deux sujets n’ont rien à voir. Mais en réalité, ces injustices reposent sur un même système d’exploitation : un système capitaliste, extr ... Show More
1h 10m
Jun 2023
Building a Just World: How Our Laws Express Our Collective Values & the Challenge of Uplifting Our Values, Law, and Society (Part 2)
Ep. 82 (Part 2 of 2) | Constitutional law expert and criminal justice professor Mark Fischler has a thirst for justice and a gift for teaching. With cogency and passion, Mark explains that law is not the absolute that we perhaps thought, but an ever changing reflection of the val ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2017
Intersectionality: Identity Politics and Class Consciousness.
Brett sits down with two university professors of sociology and a masters candidate in sociology to discuss the issues of intersectionality, the weaknesses of class-less identity politics and of class reductionism, the influence of Karl Marx on the field of sociology, Malcolm X a ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2017
Marxist Feminism: The Struggle Against Capitalist Patriarchal Hegemony
Raechel Anne Jolie is an educator, an activist, a yogi, a Media Studies PhD, a vegan, a podcaster, and a writer. Her writing has been featured in Bitch Magazine, The Daily Dot, The Huffington Post, (and more), and she's been interviewed as an expert in her field for Rolling Stone ... Show More
1h 1m