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Nihilism, Trump and Brexit Britain: Professor Ken Gemes

May 16, 201810 min
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Episode description

Professor Ken Gemes from Birkbeck's Department of Philosophy discusses Nietzsche's conception of nihilism, and how it relates to the rise of populist politics, including the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote. He will be discussing these ideas further at Birkbeck's next Big Ideas event, at City and Islington College on 29 May 2018. Tickets are free but booking is required. Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbecks-big-ideas-nihilism-whats-behind-the-brexit-vote-and-the-rise-of-donald-trump-finsbury-park-tickets-39284543126
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