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Against Empathy

Presenter Julian Worricker with guests Bettany Hughes, British historian, author and broadcaster and Henry Chu, Europe bureau chief of Variety magazine, based in London.

Why feelings of empathy may be bad for our morality. And a prize-winning Algerian novelist offers a nightmare vision of the world in 2084 that pays tribute to George Orwell's 1984. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these topics with guests Bettany Hughes, British historian, author and broadcaster and Henry Chu, Europe bureau chief of Variety magazine, based in London.

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