Can ancient wisdom save our future?
November 4, 2025
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as posted by the channelIs modern society failing us? Can ancient wisdom save our future?
As global instability intensifies, influential voices are questioning whether the modern systems we rely on—built on liberalism, secularism, and globalization—are driving us toward chaos. Has the liberal world order, once seen as a triumph of progress, become the root of today’s political dysfunction and moral unrest?
This critical debate explores whether crises of governance and meaning in our modern era call for a return to traditional values or the creation of bold new frameworks. The stakes have never been higher as we confront the question: Is it time to rethink the foundations of global governance?
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In this episode:
- Wael Hallaq: Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University
- Bruno Maçães: member of the European Council on Foreign Relations and former Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal
- Sophie Scott-Brown: philosopher and historian of political thought at the Institute of Intellectual History (University of St. Andrews)
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