![]() ![]() As my father would say, 'what side do you want to be on? Do you want to put your shoulder to the wheel of justice, or do you want to be part of the problem?'" "The Buddhists, I think, are much more perceptive when they recognise that evil, for better or worse, is part of the natural way of things, and it's not going to go away. And above all, he's advocated tirelessly for a better understanding of traditional cultures, and how they help us understand what it means to be alive on our planet. He's studied Santeria in Haiti and ayahuasca in the Amazon. ![]() He's written books about the great civilisations of South America and the exploration of Everest. Wade Davis is one of Canada's foremost anthropologists. Wade Davis in a discussion with Paul Kennedy, with excerpts from a lecture at the Ontario Heritage Trust. We have a lot to learn by listening more carefully. Wade Davis thinks we need to pay more attention to the values, the voices, and the concerns of Indigenous peoples. ![]() For all of our technological sophistication, the centre isn't holding, great civilisations seem less united than ever. ![]() ]In our age, many societies look like they're hurtling towards disorder and disunity. **This episode originally aired January 23, 2018. ![]()
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