The Origins of Totalitarianism
As a Jewish woman born in Hanover, Germany in the early 20th century, the rise of Nazism played a decisive role in Hannah Arendt’s life. In 1933, fearing Nazi persecution, […]
Month: May 2018
The Media: A Cornerstone of Democracy or a Manufacturer of Consent?
“Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly is among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be […]
The Art of Cooperation
The 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union has exposed some deep-running divisions within UK society. It is now two years since the historic vote and the […]
The Nature of Knowledge: Are We Living in a Post-Truth World?
In 2016 “post-truth” was chosen as the “Word of the Year” by Oxford Dictionaries – a year in which Donald Trump was elected president and the UK voted to leave […]