The Enright Files: The Language and Practice of Politics

Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation with Janice Stein, Lawrence Wright and Paul Rogers about the phrase The War on Terror. Michael tackles misleading words. Also:Susan Jacoby and David Greenberg talk with Michael Enright about The Paranoid Style in American Politics.

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[mp3 file: runs 53:40]

The Philosopher and the Wolf

Philosophy professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he would bring along to his university classes. But Brenin was more than just an exotic pet. Their relationship led Rowlands to deeply examine his work and life.

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[mp3 file: runs 53:56]

Neuron Therapy

York University philosopher Stuart Shanker is one of the world’s leading thinkers on “kids with disorders.” The author of twenty books on philosophy and human development, he incorporates the latest knowledge we have about the brain to improve the lives of struggling children. He talks with IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell.

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[mp3 file: runs 53:35]

The Art Instinct

Human tastes in the arts are evolutionary traits shaped by natural selection. So says Denis Dutton who argues that our love of beauty is inborn and shaped by evolution. Beauty, pleasure and skills are essential human values.

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[mp3 file: runs 53:55]

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