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David Edmonds

David Edmonds

David Edmonds works for the BBC and Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

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Why have so many of the giants of moral philosophy been Jews?

We bring an outsider attitude that allows us to unpick and identify assumptions and values that can be hidden to others

By David Edmonds

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Philosopher and historian of ideas, Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909 - 1997, standing) chairing a 'musical discussion' at the Bath International Music Festival, 4th June 1959. On the panel are (left to right) violinist, Yehudi Menuhin (1916 - 1999), composer and writer, Nicolas Nabokov (1903 - 1978), Berlin, and music critic and BBC Controller of Music, William Glock (1908 - 2000). The event was organised by Menuhin in his first year as the festival's director. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Working out a balanced life

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