Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):Should we adopt moral universalism? Or does it create unforeseen dangers in the way we see and treat people? Tommy Curry, Personal Chair of Africana Philosophy and Black Male Studies at the University of Edinburgh, proposes that Kant’s vision of an ideal world is flawed, and that applying a moral universalism still excludes certain groups of people. He joins Alain de Botton and Seyla Benhabib to debate populism and moral universalism, and how they affect the way we treat others. Tap here to watch now.

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2026.09.18 15:50

Should we adopt moral universalism? Or does it create unforeseen dangers in the way we see and treat people? Tommy Curry, Personal Chair of Africana Philosophy and Black Male Studies at the University of Edinburgh, proposes that Kant’s vision of an ideal world is flawed, and that applying a moral universalism still excludes certain groups of people. He joins Alain de Botton and Seyla Benhabib to debate populism and moral universalism, and how they affect the way we treat others. Tap here to watch now.