KAA
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Silver Professor of Philosophy and Law, New York University, US
Kwame Anthony Appiah is Silver Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University and the author, most recently, of Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science (2025).
Written by Kwame Anthony Appiah
essayPhilosophy of religion
Undefinable yet indispensable
Despite centuries of trying, the term ‘religion’ has proven impossible to define. Then why does it remain so necessary?
Kwame Anthony Appiah
essayFairness and equality
In defence of hierarchy
As a society we have forgotten how to talk about the benefits of hierarchy, expertise and excellence. It’s time we remembered
Stephen C Angle, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Julian Baggini and others