Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):Does John Gray live up to his reputation as the most pessimistic philosopher of his generation? Gray argues that although society has progressed in some ways, such as through technology, improvements in ethics and politics are unsustainable and are not cumulative; as a society, we can never truly achieve progress. Tap here to watch his full studio interview, “The idea of progress is a dangerous lie”.

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Does John Gray live up to his reputation as the most pessimistic philosopher of his generation? Gray argues that although society has progressed in some ways, such as through technology, improvements in ethics and politics are unsustainable and are not cumulative; as a society, we can never truly achieve progress. Tap here to watch his full studio interview, “The idea of progress is a dangerous lie”.

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