Philosophy Talk returns to the Stanford campus onFriday February 6for a pair of live recordings atAnnenberg Auditorium-- and they're FREE:

• 4:30 pm -Democracy in Crisiswith Francis Fukuyama
政府的民主制度应该反映普通公民的利益，而不是某些神秘的政治精英的利益。但是，我们越来越多地看到，在所谓的民主政治中，大财团和特殊利益集团的影响，而收入不平等和选民被压制的现象越来越严重。数以百万计的人相信政客不会为他们说话，美国是否存在“代表危机”?这些问题是我们体制中的政治腐朽的结果，还是民主在各地都遇到了麻烦?我们如何才能实现一个有效和繁荣的民主，让普通公民真正得到代表?我们是否应该考虑一个完全不同的政府体制?John and Ken keep calm with renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama, author ofPolitical Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy.

• 7:30 pm -Morality in a Godless Worldwith John Figdor
Belief in God is thought by many to be the only possible source of morality, such that without a God, “everything is permitted.” Yet godlessness is on the rise in the West, with figures like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Lawrence Krauss leading the “New Atheism” movement. But if atheism is defined by its lack of belief, where do these non-believers find guiding principles? Are there any positive beliefs or values that atheists have in common? If so, are they based on a rational, scientific framework, or must non-believers, like believers, ultimately rely on faith? John and Ken welcome John Figdor, Humanist Chaplain at Stanford University and co-author ofAtheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century.