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Philosophical Currents

"Our Perceptions of Racially Charged Events"

Published July 23, 2021 at 2:17 PM CDT

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Monday, April 26, 2021: UND philosophy professor Jack Weinstein joins us for another episode of “Philosophical Currents,” when we look at current issues through a philosophical lens. This month's topic involves the racially charged events in Minneapolis, and how watching them from afar changes our experience of them and what they mean to us.

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