Should we be transgressive? The limits and potential of transgressiveness Catherine Liu, Rowan Williams, Josh Cohen

The good, the bad, and the transgressive Is the transgression of norms and rules what brings history forward and allows for creativity and change? OR is the fetishization of transgression an ever-present danger that breaks down all structures of meaning and becomes totalizing in of itself? The limits and potentials of transgressiveness have been long debated, especially in rule-breaking Modernity. Listen to this lively conversation between three unlikely and profound thinkers - provocative cultural theorist Catherine Liu, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen - to hear what role transgression should, and should not, play in our societies. Hosted by philosopher Barry C. Smith Please do email us at podcast@iai.tv with any of your thoughts or questions on the episode! To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: You can find everything we referenced here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Should we be transgressive? The limits and potential of transgressiveness Catherine Liu, Rowan Williams, Josh Cohen is an episode from Philosophy for our times by The Institute of Art and Ideas.

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This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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