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SUMMARY:A. C. Grayling: Fighting Authoritarianism\, Saving Democracy
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DESCRIPTION:Preeminent philosopher A. C. Grayling will be in conversation 
 with Sally Warhaft discussing one of the most urgent issues of our time: t
 he decline of democracy.   .\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event/15656273
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Around the world\, the foundations of demo
 cracy\, freedom and civil liberties are being eroded. What can be done?&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p>Far-right ideologies are being embraced in the open\, billion
 aires and corporations are flagrantly interfering with elections and&nbsp\
 ;once liberal countries are sliding towards authoritarianism. All signs po
 int to a profound loss of faith in our democratic ideals. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 Speaking about his eye-opening new&nbsp\;book <em>For the People: Fighting
  Authoritarianism\, Saving Democracy</em>\, beloved philosopher A. C. Gray
 ling&nbsp\;will&nbsp\;unpack the forces that are undermining democracy wor
 ldwide &ndash\; from gerrymandering and partisanship to corporate interfer
 ence and tainted donations &ndash\; and offers bold solutions to safeguard
 ing ourselves against the rising tide of authoritarianism. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 ><strong>About the author:</strong></p>\n<p>A.C Grayling is the Founder an
 d Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern Universit
 y London\, and a Professor of Philosophy. He is the author of numerous inf
 luential works spanning philosophy\, humanism\, ethics\, and public affair
 s. His books include <em>The God Argument: The Case against Religion and f
 or Humanism\, The History of Philosophy\, The Meaning of Things: Applying 
 Philosophy to Life\, Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction\, The Good Bo
 ok: A Humanist Bible\, Life\, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life Without God\, D
 iscriminations\, For the People\, Who Owns the Moon?\,</em> and <em>The Ch
 allenge of the Future</em>. Professor Grayling is also a longstanding and 
 regular contributor to leading publications\, including T<em>he Times\, Th
 e Guardian\, Financial Times\, The Economist\, </em>and <em>New Statesman<
 /em>.</p>\n<p><strong>Tickets $20 or $10 for concession/students</strong><
 /p>\n<p>Book sales and author signings will be offered&nbsp\;at the conclu
 sion of the event.</p>\n<p>Presented in partnership with&nbsp\;<strong>The
  Wheeler Centre.</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/fro
 ntend-images/editor/grlc/TWC_MASTER_H_BW__002_.png" width="200" height="62
 " alt="" /></p>\n<p><em>If you need any assistance in order to participate
  in this event\, please contact&nbsp\;events@grlc.vic.gov.au&nbsp\;at leas
 t two weeks prior to the event date.</em></p>\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/ev
 ent/15656273
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