Ep. 374: Discussing Liberalism (Lincoln, et al) with Walter Sterling (Part One)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. What's the crisis of liberal democracy? Dylan, Wes and Seth are joined by St. John's College President J. Walter Sterling to discuss Abraham Lincoln's "On the Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" (1838) plus the beginnings of Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now (2018), Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed (2018), and Francis Fukuyama's "Liberalism and Its Discontents" (the 2020 essay). Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.  Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. The post Ep. 374: Discussing Liberalism (Lincoln, et al) with Walter Sterling (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.