A world turned upside down Alistair Crooke Strategic Culture Foundation Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:27 UTC
Alistair Crooke Strategic Culture Foundation Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:27 UTC
"In the absence of traditions, moral debate is out of joint and becomes a theatre of illusions in which simple indignation and mere protest occupy centre stage". "Lines are drawn early, and participants rush to take sides. But in taking sides they appear to render themselves incapable of hearing the other ... Everyone feels the heat, but no one sees the light", MacIntyre underlines.
© Vatican Museums blind Greek poet Homer (center, in a blue robe and laurel crown) alongside Dante Alighieri (wearing a red garment and laurel wreath) from Raphael's famous 1511 fresco The Parnassus
Outline of a talk given at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 7 Sept 2026
Comment: Crooke mentions Iain McGilchrist . He is an author well worth delving into:: MindMatters: Beyond the Schizo-Autistic Worldview: Introducing the Matter with Things MindMatters: The Matter with Things: Truth, Science, and Life The Left's Grasp Are you a machine?
MindMatters: Beyond the Schizo-Autistic Worldview: Introducing the Matter with Things
MindMatters: The Matter with Things: Truth, Science, and Life
Alistair Crooke Alistair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West. Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence and European Union diplomacy.