Democracy

Cracking Down on Disinformation

In a world of fake news and disinformation, how can anyone make informed political decisions? Is it possible for us all to come together as a nation if we can’t even agree on what’s true? This week, we’re thinking about Disinformation and the Future of Democracy.

The Mathematics of Democracy

Shouldn’t everybody have an equal vote? Isn’t majority rule just an excuse to keep minorities down? Is a truly fair democracy even possible? And how do we decide what counts as fair in the first place? This week on Philosophy Talk, we’ll explore answers to these questions!

#FrancisOnFilm: Dionysus for Docs

从来没有一部纪录片获得“哲学谈酒神奖”(Philosophy Talk D中国伊朗亚洲杯比赛直播ionysus Award)的年度最具哲学意义的电影。但纪录片经常提出复杂的哲学问题,让我们质疑自己的假设。今年的奥斯卡最佳纪录片提名也不例外。

Should We Trust Polls?

One of the ideas I’ve seen cropping up on social media and in media punditry is that polls are untrustworthy. Such skepticism about polls seems to me to be part of a broader assault on objective, systematic research that has been on the rise since 2016.

The Appeal of Authoritarianism

为什么有些人觉得威权领导人如此有吸引力?为什么他们有时能在民主选举中获得大量选票?人类天生就喜欢暴君吗?这是我们在本周节目中要问的一些问题。