Explore democracy with a renowned philosophy professor (western and eastern) Professor Jay Garfield, interviewed by Save Democracy podcast host, Katherine Davies. Why trust and solidarity matter, how fear is used to divide us, the importance of getting out of the way of one’s 'self', and much else!

It is a rich thirty minutes you might find yourself listening to more than once!

Jay L. Garfield is Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Buddhist Studies, emeritus, at Smith College, Visiting Professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School, and Professor of Philosophy at Melbourne University.

Professor Garfield’s research addresses topics in the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, the history of modern Indian philosophy, epistemology, ethics, the nature of normativity, and topics in Buddhist philosophy, particularly Indo-Tibetan Madhyamaka and Yogācāra. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and over 200 articles, chapters, and reviews.

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Shantideva image: from a 19th century painting and in the public domain according to Wikipedia where the source site is earlytibet.com.

Buddhaghosa image: Britannica Editors. "Buddhaghosa". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Buddhaghosa. Accessed 26 June 2026.

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A driver of democratic decline is job insecurity. And the impact of AI... is a whole new level of insecurity! One way to help address it - at least in part - is to provide (where possible) access to continuous learning and training.

In this, Denmark is a world leader. Host Katherine Davies speaks to Danish think tank DEA's CEO, Stina Vrang Elias, who speaks with deep experience about the lessons of the Danish model, how it works, its effectiveness and challenges.

Stina Vrang Elias is CEO of the Danish think tank DEA, which she established in 2010. She works at the intersection of education, research, and public policy, focusing on analysis and knowledge to inform debate and decision-making across the Danish school and education system.

DEA is an independent non-profit think tank focused on research, innovation and education, based in Copenhagen. This podcast is in English.

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Episode edited by Katherine Davies and Mykhailo Rebrystyi

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