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The Enlightenment is racist (and why) | Kehinde Andrews

The Enlightenment is racist (and why) | Kehinde Andrews

Update: 2025-09-29
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The Enlightenment has faced a lot of criticism in recent years - its defenders and detractors often come head to head, scrambling to articulate its ultimate value or lack thereof to contemporary society.

This podcast contributes to this wider debate and question facing all those interested in philosophy and politics: Are Enlightenment ideas salvageable? Or are they too intrinsically tainted with the racism of their times? If so, what do we do next?

Join Birmingham City University Professor Kehinde Andrews in this exclusive interview as he lays out his provocative claims on the limited utility of Enlightenment thought.


What do you think? Do you agree with Kehinde? Who is your philosophical reference? Email us at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions on the episode!

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The Enlightenment is racist (and why) | Kehinde Andrews

The Enlightenment is racist (and why) | Kehinde Andrews