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Martin Jay, “Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Martin Jay, “Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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82 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned intellectual historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley. A thought-provoking book in dialogue format examining Martin Jay’s extensive research on lying in politics from Plato and St. Augustine to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss which culminated in his book The Virtues of Mendacity.
Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.
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Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.
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Released:
Sep 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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