70 mins watch time
Posted July 2021
Philosophy
It’s a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives: human beings, we’re taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. In this conversation with human rights lawyer and award-winning author Philippe Sands QC, the bestselling Dutch historian and viral superstar Rutger Bregman makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good.
