Beyond Right and Wrong: Dr. Simon Kirchin on The Future of Normativity

Dr. Simon Kirchin, Director of the IDEA Centre at the University of Leeds and Deputy Head of School, joins us to unpack the central ideas from his edited volume The Future of Normativity. This podcast episode explores how Dr. Simon Kirchin’s work on The Future of Normativity helps us think more clearly about values, reasons, and what we ought to do in real life. Drawing on themes from his edited volume, the conversation ranges from the basic distinction between descriptive claims about how the world is and normative claims about how it should be, to deeper questions about where the authority of moral, aesthetic, and epistemic standards comes from. Dr. Kirchin explains why no single concept, reasons, oughts, norms, or obligations, can fully capture our normative lives on its own, and shows how these ideas interact across ethics, aesthetics, and epistemology. Throughout, he connects abstract debates to practical contexts in business, policy, and education, illustrating how a better grasp of normativity can sharpen public discourse and guide more reflective decision-making. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com. Disclaimer: A. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. B. Dr. Simon Kirchin shared key insights from his acclaimed book, “The Future of Normativity”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.