James Harrington with Edmund Wilson

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James Harrington with Edmund Wilson

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Apr 10, 2022

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Edmund Wilson joins Alex and Benjamin to discuss James Harrington. They compare Harrington with Hobbes, discuss Harrington's influence on Marxism, and think about how Harrington is positioned in various accounts of the history of thought.

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Apr 10, 2022

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