The Dignity of Difference | MIT World

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In a talk that interweaves philosophy, history, religion and some classic rabbinic banter, Sir Jonathan Sacks calls for a “paradigm shift in understanding of religion” in the face of globalization, which threatens to pull the world apart in tribal and religious strife. The “three great institutions of modernity -- science, economics and politics” have failed us, and cannot answer the key questions of the 21st century, which are “Who am I” and “Why am I here,” says Sacks. With great difficulty, people increasingly confront others from different places, and develop a “politics of identity.” There is “no overarching neutral power,” says Sack, that will “make and hold peace between warring groups.”

The answer is to find a new mode of existence “that will...

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