Philosophy Talk. Are Some People Better Than Others?

Abstract/Contents

Abstract

Egalitarian principles play an important role in our moral and political discourse. Yet there_x005F_x0090_s no doubt that some people are smarter, stronger, or more talented in certain respects than others. So was Thomas Jefferson wrong to think that all men are created equal? Might we reasonably think that some people are better than others? If so, should the elite be treated differently? Should we, for example, find immoral acts committed by a great artist less reprehensible than the same acts committed by a common person? John and Ken level the playing field with Thomas Hurka from the University of Toronto, author of The Best Things In Life: A Guide To What Really Matters.

Description

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	December 2, 2012
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Creators/Contributors

Speaker	Perry, John, 1943-
Speaker	Taylor, Kenneth Allen, 1954-2019
Producer	Ben Manilla Productions, Inc.

Subjects

Subject	Social classes
Subject	Equality
Genre	Radio talk shows

Bibliographic information

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Are Some People Better Than Others?
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	301.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/nw747tg2936
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Philosophy Talk, 2002-

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