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What does it mean to be normal?  And abnormal?  Who gets to decide, and what are the repercussions?  When do we applaud deviations from the norm, when do we condemn them, and why?  John and Ken take a look at the uses and abuses of making judgments about normality with Charles Scott from Vanderbilt University, author of Living With Indifference and The Language of Difference.

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  • February 12 : The 2012 Dionysus Awards
    Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the actors and actresses who appear in them; we analyze the directors. But how well do movies tackle bigger philosophical questions?  With the help of listeners and...
    This week's free stream: The 2012 Dionysus Awards
  • February 05 : Black Solidarity
    From the abolition of slavery to the Black Power movement, black unity has been considered a powerful method to achieve freedom and equality.  But does black solidarity still make sense in a supposedly post-racial era?  Or should we be...
  • January 29 : The Right to Privacy
    Is the right to privacy – the right to be left alone and to control one’s personal information – really a right?  Is privacy just a privilege that can be revoked any time it conflicts with other more important needs, like the need to protect...

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