Ep.377: A Life Worth Living with Bashshar Haydar

A conversation with Bashshar Haydar - professor of philosophy and the Mohammad Atallah chair of ethics at the American University of Beirut. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/kBFTpM-J3QY Discussing the wider topic of war ethics in philosophy, difficulties of academic/scholarly debate in times of ongoing and harrowing strife & his views on last week’s canceled AUB event, including the fallout that ensued. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:05 Ethics 26:58 'Unprovoked' 29:55 Context 39:25 Guest in question 58:32 Academia 1:15:27 'Cancel culture' 1:31:29 A life worth living