Europe Archives - Michael Ignatieff https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/tag/europe/ Professor, writer, politician Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:04:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/michaelignatieff.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Michael-Ignatieff-website-icon-512x512px.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Europe Archives - Michael Ignatieff https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/tag/europe/ 32 32 217957751 Rethinking Open Society https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/2018/rethinking-open-society/ Sun, 10 Jun 2018 09:00:00 +0000 https://wp19.infinhost.net/?p=1397 Upholding open society means accepting the “strain of personal responsibility, of carrying the cross of being human.” An open society is very demanding. It asks us to respect the dignity of others, especially of those with whom we may disagree and to make choices for ourselves and our community.

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]]> 1397 Civil Courage and the Moral Imagination https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/2013/civil-courage-and-the-moral-imagination/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:00:00 +0000 https://wp19.infinhost.net/?p=1432 Goodness is fragile, a philosopher once said. Cleveringa’s example is respected best when we acknowledge how rare it was. We should ask ourselves whether we have the capacity to believe so fervently in a better future that we make it our judge.

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