We take pride in holding morally and intellectually consistent views about the world. Yet these shift wildly over time, and some see consistency as a patriarchal fiction. Is consistency consistent? Would welcoming a mind in flux open up a world of possibility, or leave us out at sea?
In this week’s post from the Institute of Art and Ideas, philosopher of mind and language Barry C. Smith, radical feminist and Guardian journalist Julie Bindel and philosopher Robert Rowland Smith to think differently.
This video was produced by The Institute of Art and Ideas and is republished here with permission. It was filmed at HowTheLightGetsIn 2015 alongside 200 other debates and talks, all available for free at IAI TV. Their new podcast, Philosophy for our times, is available here.
