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Morality in the 21st Century

Moral Heroes

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to some of the world's leading thinkers about morality, together with voices from the next generation: groups of British 6th form students.

Rabbi Sacks explores who young people see as their moral role models in the 21st Century and explores powerful reasons for hope for a better, more ethical and more responsible world.

Contributors:
Steven Pinker, Harvard cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author;
Melinda Gates, Philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
Heather Templeton-Dill, President of the John Templeton Foundation;
David Brooks, political and social commentator and author;
Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto;
Michael Sandel, political philosopher and professor at Harvard University;
Students from The Manchester Grammar School, Manchester High School for Girls, Loreto College in Manchester, Graveney School in London and Queens' School in Hertfordshire.

Producer: Dan Tierney
Series Editor: Christine Morgan. Show less

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