: Join us for the first episode in a two-part introduction to social thought as we re-trace our steps through history and see how past civilizations created legitimacy in their political and economic orders. Specifically, we’ll learn how geography, the natural world, and an understanding of the divine order shaped beliefs about human affairs. From Egypt, to Mesopotamia, to China, to Greece, tune in to learn about the ancient and classical origins of our most treasured forms of political and economic expression.