The modern crisis of trust is not only a consequence of the rise of authoritarianism and technological change, but a fundamental challenge to the human spirit, argues Financial Times columnist Quentin Peel, who witnessed the flourishing hopes of perestroika and the slow agony of the Soviet empire. Where can we find the strength for optimism when artificial intelligence threatens to erase the boundary between fact and fiction once and for all? What does the frightening claim that «empires die slowly» really mean, and why are ideas still stronger than chains? Quentin Peel reflected on these questions at a seminar of the School of Civic Education.
«Ideas Are More Important Than Chains. Ideas Break Chains»
New article on the School's website Sapere Aude
