Freddie Sayers meets John Gray in part two of a two-part interview.
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// TIMECODES //
00:00 - 01:09 - Introduction
01:09 - 06:37 - Philosopher John Gray’s take on wider European politics
06:37 - 18:02 - The European Union is a deeply flawed End of History project
18:02 - 24:40 - Has the West made tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan worse?
24:40 - 28:32 - Would Putin use a nuclear weapon?
28:32 - 43:17 - What does the future hold for the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
43:17 - 58:34 - Will America and China go to war over Taiwan?
58:34 - 01:04:43 - What does John Gray’s ‘tragic realism’ mean for the UK and other medium-size countries?
01:04:43 - 01:15:47 - How can you strengthen the state without infringing on people’s freedoms?
01:15:47 - 01:18:15 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #JohnGray #Realism
Watch Part I:
• John Gray Part I:... Read the accompanying Part I article: https://unherd.com/2022/10/the-reveng...
Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-wi...
Follow UnHerd on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv
// TIMECODES //
00:00 - 01:09 - Introduction
01:09 - 06:37 - Philosopher John Gray’s take on wider European politics
06:37 - 18:02 - The European Union is a deeply flawed End of History project
18:02 - 24:40 - Has the West made tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan worse?
24:40 - 28:32 - Would Putin use a nuclear weapon?
28:32 - 43:17 - What does the future hold for the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
43:17 - 58:34 - Will America and China go to war over Taiwan?
58:34 - 01:04:43 - What does John Gray’s ‘tragic realism’ mean for the UK and other medium-size countries?
01:04:43 - 01:15:47 - How can you strengthen the state without infringing on people’s freedoms?
01:15:47 - 01:18:15 - Concluding thoughts
#UnHerd #JohnGray #Realism
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Interesting interview with John Gray, a British philosopher, about a myriad of things, mostly focused on Britain but which can also been applied to other countries in the same actual quagmires (minus Brexit), all exposed from his westerner point of view. This is the second half of the interview (first part's link is in the podcast). We always promote the idea that realism is one of the main concepts we have to really understand and live. Using common sense and avoiding anything else. Tragic realism, the concept here used by Grey, goes beyond pure realism, it goes for the rational solution to human problems without considering that humans emotions and feelings are real too, personally, socially and in interactions which move people and communities, States, anything. Anyway, with tragic realism we try to objectively see how the world works, current issues, its possible consequences, solutions and even forecasts, plus what it means (in here for Great Britain) for many territories and spaces, and also the topic of the ways to understand freedom and the measures of control and balances which any healthy society needs.