CLIP: Philosopher Susan Neiman on the meaning of woke

📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: UnHerd’s Flo Read meets Philosopher Susan Neiman - This is the first 18 minutes of the full video. Read the accompanying article, which features the full video interview, tomorrow: Listen to the podcast: The woke discourse today is confusing because it appeals to emotions traditional to the Left: empathy for the marginalised, indignation at the plight of the oppressed, and determination that historical wrongs can be righted. Those emotions, however, are derailed by a range of theoretical assumptions — usually expressed as self-evident truths — that ultimately undermine them. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: @unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 00:45 - Introduction 00:45 - 06:43 - What does it mean to call something ‘woke’? 06:43 - 18:24 - Have we found hints of what wokeness means? And ending. #UnHerd #Woke #SusanNeiman