Ways of Belonging

Religion can be identity, practice, and creed all at once

Kwame Anthony Appiah · Философия · Lecture by Kwame Anthony Appiah: „Ways of Belonging: Religion as Creed, as Practice…and as Identity“

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Philosopher and author writing on identity, ethics, and cosmopolitanism

Speaking of Identities — Kwame Anthony Appiah
We must speak about identities carefully, recognizing both their importance and their constructed nature
The Philosophy of 'As If' — Kwame Anthony Appiah
We live by useful fictions that structure our experience
Science and Religion — Kwame Anthony Appiah
We can be both scientific and spiritual
Cosmopolitanism and Ethics — Kwame Anthony Appiah
Cosmopolitanism requires us to recognize our obligations to people everywhere
The Essence of Identity — Kwame Anthony Appiah
Identity is not something fixed and essential; it is constructed and contextual
Ethics and Identity — Kwame Anthony Appiah
Ethics demands that we look beyond our own communities

All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
The Power of Compassion — Michael Jackson
The most important thing is love and compassion. They override everything.
Music Is Life — Jon Batiste
Music is a spiritual practice, a therapy, a way to connect us to ourselves and each other
Compromise and Conscience — Bob Dylan
I'll never sell my soul for money or fame. It's my only true asset.
The Soul of Music — Questlove
Soul is what makes music real. It's what people feel
Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.