Are we being reasonable? | Timothy Williamson, Nina Power, Sophie Archer

Timothy Williamson, Nina Power and Sophie Archer debate what happened to reason.
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00:00 Introduction
02:03 Timothy Williamson
05:03 Nina Power
08:40 Sophie Archer
Rationality, once revered, has had a bad press. Increasingly derided as the rhetorical bluster of the educated elite, typically powerful and male. And seen as the prejudiced claim of those who are sure they are right. Yet in its absence public debate becomes ever more rancorous and tribal.
Do we need less emotion, more calm, and more rational conversation and debate? Should we see rationality as a method for positive change? Or is rationality a rhetorical delusion, a means of dressing up privilege and power, which should be seen for what it is, a defence of the vested interests it seeks to hide?
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Eminent philosopher of mind and psychology Sophie Archer, groundbreaking Oxford logician Timothy Williamson and trailblazing cultural critic Nina Power put reason and emotion to the test. Hosted by Mary Ann Sieghart.
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What did you think? Is there a balance between rationality and emotion? Or is rationality a rhetorical delusion? Let us know in the comments below! To watch the debate, visit iai.tv/video/rethinking-reason?UA-cam&?UA-cam&+comment

[@dontstealmydiamondsv3156]

I very much agree with Nina Power's approach to the topic

[@peanutnutter1]

I'm not sure that she answered the question which was particularly about definition, instead she seemed to set out an ideology of sorts.

[@koroglurustem1722]

I admire the beauty of English language that these people showcased so masterfully

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

how can reason and rationalism be used to interpret biblical / religious text and theology?

[@thstroyur]

By not assuming those are _a priori_ beyond its reach