Common Sense
Anne Widdecombe and Rachel Wiseman join Matthew Sweet.
In 1925 the philosopher GE Moore wrote a Defence of Common Sense which argued against skepticism and nihilism and tried to assert facts which were "common sense". But how do we understand common sense now - do we have a "common" understanding ? Matthew Sweet's guests are the philosopher Dr Rachel Wiseman, the politician Anne Widdecombe,
Producer: Luke Mulhall
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- Fri 17 Jan 2025 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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