Defined By Relationship

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Charles Foster, who is a writer, traveller, veterinarian, barrister, philosopher and Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford. This wide-ranging conversation provides a detailed exploration of several of his books in many different fields with a particular focus on “Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law” and the New York Times Bestseller “Being a Beast” .


This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, At the Heart, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

I. An Aristotelian Encounter - A mystery solved
II. Studies in Empathy - And the lack thereof
III. Childhood - A brief digression
IV. Engagement - Consciousness, relationships and different perspectives
V. Dignity - An overarching principle
VI. Creating Impact - Changing hearts and minds



About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:


This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.