The most recent episode of NetVUE’s podcast Callings brings listeners an interview with Kwame Anthony Appiah. One of the world’s most influential philosophers and public intellectuals, he writes about political philosophy, ethics, diversity and identity, the philosophy of language, and African intellectual history. Kwame was raised in Ghana, educated in England, and now is professor of philosophy and law at New York University. He is the author of many books and articles, including Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers and The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity, as well as the author of the popular “Ethicist” column for the New York Times Magazine, which offers advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas. The winner of the 2024 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity from the Library of Congress, Kwame currently serves as president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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