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Civic Virtue and Citizenship

Civic Virtue and Citizenship

FromWe the People


Civic Virtue and Citizenship

FromWe the People

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy, discuss the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This program was originally streamed live on March 30, 2023, as part of our America’s Town Hall series. 
This program was made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers.

Resources:

Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

Christopher Beem, The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy

Lorraine Pangle, Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy

Lorraine and Thomas Pangle, The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders


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Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.