EPISODE · May 5, 2021 · 12 MIN
BONUS: Why Law School Students Should Read Locke & Montesquieu
from The FedSoc Films Podcast · host The Federalist Society
How did our founding fathers encounter the ideas of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu? Today we have two professors from the film, Paul Carrese and Michael Zuckert, who are here to answer that question and give some advice to current students and what law school students should take away from these two philosophers behind the founders.Thanks again for listening to the FedSoc Films Podcast! Be sure to rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform.Watch the full film, Locke & Montesquieu: The Philosophers Behind the Founders, on YouTube at https://youtu.be/O7GvWSSMkis.Learn more about Paul Carrese at https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3062537.Learn more about Michael Zuckert at https://politicalscience.nd.edu/people/michael-zuckert/.As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.Visit www.fedsoc.org/ to learn more.Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fedsoc/, on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFederalistSociety, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Federalist.Society/, and Twitter at https://twitter.com/FedSoc!#FedSoc #FedSocFilms #FederalistSociety #DocumentaryShort #Documentary
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How did our founding fathers encounter the ideas of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu? Today we have two professors from the film, Paul Carrese and Michael Zuckert, who are here to answer that question and give some advice to current students and what law school students should take away from these two philosophers behind the founders.Thanks again for listening to the FedSoc Films Podcast! Be sure to rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform.Watch the full film, Locke & Montesquieu: The Philosophers Behind the Founders, on YouTube at https://youtu.be/O7GvWSSMkis.Learn more about Paul Carrese at https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3062537.Learn more about Michael Zuckert at https://politicalscience.nd.edu/people/michael-zuckert/.As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.Visit www.fedsoc.org/ to learn more.Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fedsoc/, on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFederalistSociety, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Federalist.Society/, and Twitter at https://twitter.com/FedSoc!#FedSoc #FedSocFilms #FederalistSociety #DocumentaryShort #Documentary
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