Hayek Programme Online Webinar Series
Progressive Myths
Michael Huemer (University of Colorado)
Thursday 27 March 2025 18:00 - 19:30
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About this event
Do women really get paid 30% less than men for the same work? Do American police regularly murder unarmed black men just for being black? Is global warming really going to destroy human civilization? This webinar, based on a new book titled "Progressive Myths", will explore these questions and others about the state of society today.
The speaker, Michael Huemer, will argue that a sober look at the evidence would reveal that many factual claims used to support progressive political views are false, exaggerated, or radically misleading. After exposing a series of these myths, the speaker explains how and why progressive myths have become popular, why they are harmful, and how we can avoid being taken in by political myths.
About the speaker
Michael Huemer is a professor and philosopher from University of Colorado, Boulder. He works mainly in epistemology, ethics, metaethics, and political philosophy. He has written on such topics as philosophical skepticism, ethical intuitionism, deontological ethics, and political authority, among others.
Related
The online webinar series of the LSE Hayek Programme will feature academic scholars or policy experts on a range of interdisciplinary topics that are related in some way to the intellectual contributions of F.A. Hayek.
These include individualism and economic freedom, the nature and future of liberal democracy, social justice and welfare, decision-making under radical uncertainty, macroeconomic management, the rule of law and justice, and others.
All sessions will be conducted on Zoom, lasting 1.5 hours, with a structured format of 45 minutes for speaker presentations followed by a 45-minute Q&A session. Additionally, for those unable to attend live, all webinars will be recorded for later access.
Events in the series will begin in March 2024, usually held one Thursday each month, from 6pm - 7:30pm unless otherwise stated.
For further information please contact Bryan Cheang, by email: b.cheang@lse.ac.uk.