In this episode, intellectual biographers Arie Dubnov (George Washington University) and Andrius Gališanka (Wake Forest University) discuss the distinctive contributions of Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls to post-war liberal thought. They consider

Worldviews, World Politics, and the Climate Crisis: A conversation with Bentley Allan and Prasenjit Duara

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 32m

In this conversation, Bentley Allan (Johns Hopkins) and Prasenjit Duara (Duke) discuss the role that worldviews play in shaping world politics, focusing particularly on how the background assumptions of liberalism contribute to the current clim

Oneness and Difference in the Discourse on Race: A Conversation with Lawrence Blum and Derik Smith

Feb 21st, 2021 1h 35m

Lawrence Blum and Derik Smith think together about the relationship between "oneness" and "difference" in the discourse on race, drawing upon both their academic research and their experiences as activists.

The Future of Cosmopolitanism: A Conversation with Seyla Benhabib and Kwame Anthony Appiah

Feb 2nd, 2021 1h 40m

Seyla Benhabib and Kwame Anthony Appiah think together about the role that cosmopolitanism can play in shaping ethical and political thought in an age of increasing global integration. They consider the relationship of liberalism to different f

Secularism and the Political Culture of Modern Societies: A Conversation with Akeel Bilgrmai and Charles Taylor

Jan 11th, 2021 1h 16m

In this episode, Akeel Bilgrami and Charles Taylor discuss secularism and the culture of modern societies, the future of democracy and capitalism, and our prospects for meaningful social change.

Secularism and the Political Culture of Modern Societies

Jan 11th, 2021 1h 16m

In this episode, Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia) and Charles Taylor (McGill) discuss secularism and the culture of modern societies, the future of democracy and capitalism, and our prospects for meaningful social change.

Religious Influences on Post-War Liberalism: A Conversation with Samuel Moyn and Malachi Hacohen

Nov 25th, 2020 1h 27m

Malachi Hacohen and Samuel Moyn discuss the relative influence of Judaism and Christianity upon liberalism’s evolution after the Second World War, as well as the possible role that religious ideas might again play in shaping future developments

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