Michael Ignatieff in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber at the NYPL

Nov 20, 2014

Featuring

Michael Ignatieff

Carnegie-Uehiro Centennial Chair; Central European University

Paul Holdengräber

LIVE from the New York Public Library

About the Series

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Carnegie Council undertook an ambitious three-year project called Ethics for a Connected World. This project connects public intellectuals, business leaders, policymakers, religious leaders, students, and educators from across the globe to explore how shared ethical and moral values can be incorporated into action to confront international challenges.

Carnegie Council Centennial Chairman Michael Ignatieff, a Canadian writer, teacher, and former politician, discusses his life, his work, and the Council's Centennial project, Ethics for a Connected World.

Carnegie Council Centennial Chairman Michael Ignatieff, a Canadian writer, teacher, and former politician, discusses his life, his work, and the Council's Centennial project, Ethics for a Connected World.

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