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#8 Social Justice & Desire | with Cara Addleman

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Duration: 0:31:12 | Added: 22 Mar 2023
PPE Student, Cara Addleman, discusses her prize-winning essay.

What does it take for us to be free people? How should we think about our desires when those desires are formed by oppressive social structures? Cara Addleman, a third-year Wadham student studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics won the College's Cheney Prize for her essay addressing these questions.

We discuss the ideas and themes of her essay, explore her own doubts about her conclusions, and have a friendly philosophical back-and-forth.

Do note that the episode contains some references to sexual assault and abuse.

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