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Freya Mathews is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at La Trobe University.

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On greatness: A philosopher’s letter to President Xi Jinping

Posted on 17 February 2021 by Freya Mathews

Dear President Xi Jinping, As Chinese New Year, with its promise of new beginnings, approaches, I write in sorrow at the tension that presently clouds the relationship between our two countries. I write as a private Australian citizen, one with no connection to government or political life, but also as a philosopher who has for … more

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