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• Dialogues With Elie Wiesel | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £41.25   |  Saving you £8.74 (17.50%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Dialogues is a fascinating search for meaning and morality in an increasingly complex and depersonalized world. Explores topics such as mercy killing genetic engineering and capital punishment. Shown on public television it is moderated by Richard D. Heffner host of the award winning program 'The Open Mind ' now celebrating its 50th anniversary. Dialogues was executive produced by Alvin Perlmutter winner of six Emmy Awards five ACE awards and the Peabody Award and was succeeded by the highly acclaimed book version published by Schocken entitled 'Conversations with Elie Wiesel.' Wiesel speak's with prophetic authority philosophical wisdom and a story teller's verve and vivacity... These lively engaging talks offer candid glimpses into the life and work of a leading moral thinker. - Publishers Weekly Episodes Comprise: Disc One: 1. Am I My Brother's Keeper? - Personal choice and public goals 2. The Use and Misuse of Memory - Confronting the past and securing the future 3. Nationalism and World Peace - Maintaining identity and preserving peace Disc Two: 4. Taking Life: An Act of Mercy? - Murder in cold-blood vs. killing with compassion 5. Genetic Engineering - The ethics of scientific development 6. Political Correctness - Personal freedom and public morals Disc Three: 7. The Intellectual in our Lives - The effective use of knowledge 8. Religion and Politics - The roles and responsibilities of leaders 9. Capital Punishment - The morality of retribution 10. The Role of the State Direction or dictate: leadership vs. tyranny