• Ep. 37 - The Conservative Sensibility

  • Sep 24 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Ep. 37 - The Conservative Sensibility

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  • In this episode I discuss parts of the book The Conservative Sensibility by the American writer George Will. I wanted to branch out a little and read a book that is infused with Conservative philosophy to chew on. I especially was interested in Conservative philosophy that has no time for the modern manifestation of the alt right and QANON thinking; as well as a philosophy that self identifies as not needing theism. George Will manages to eschew both of those liabilities. In the book I talk about:

    - The universality of human nature

    - Natural Rights at the heart of the American founding - and the political philosophical backdrop to American life today is whether governments job is to secure rights for its citizens (Conservatism) or grant rights to its citizens (Progressivism)

    - Natural Rights as a heuristic

    - The three liberalisms in American political history

    - Ignorance as an inevitable element is mass centralization

    - Ingratitude as a function of intellectuals and bureaucrats

    - Conservatism without Theism

    - Living a flourishing life

    Thanks for listening! If you want to get a hold of me you can:

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    theliberalsoul87@gmail.com

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    @liberalsoul87

     
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