Listen to the podcast<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 6.30 \u2013 8pm | Monday 10\u00a0October\u00a02016 Speakers<\/strong> Chair<\/strong> Even in so-called \u2018mature\u2019 democracies,\u00a0political\u00a0discussion often turns ugly. Recently we have seen accusations of deception and name-calling in the EU referendum debate, of negative campaigning in the London mayoral election, and of unrestrained personal attacks in the US election. Does such behaviour fall short of an ethical standard for\u00a0public discussion, or is it an\u00a0essential\u00a0feature of\u00a0political\u00a0life? We bring together a panel of political philosophers, argumentation theorists, and political commentators to debate this question.<\/p>\n
\nSheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE<\/p>\n
\nJohn Crace<\/a><\/span>, Journalist, Critic, and Satirist, The Guardian<\/em>
\nCatarina Dutilh Novaes<\/a><\/span>, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy and Rosalind Franklin Fellow, University of Groningen
\nWilliam Outhwaite<\/a><\/span>, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University
\nJo Phillips<\/a><\/span>, Journalist, Author, and former spin doctor<\/p>\n
\nPeter Dennis<\/span>, Fellow,\u00a0Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method,\u00a0LSE\u00a0and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow<\/p>\n