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Politics at the extremes
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Politics has never been a gentle pursuit - but these days the gloves are well and truly off. How did we get here? What are the implications for political philosophy, and for politics in general? As for where we might be headed, there are fascinating – if rather terrifying – clues in the work of French thinker René Girard.
Released:
Sep 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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