EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 1H 9M
Episode #6 w/ Thomas Charrayre - Conservative Philosophy Before Conservatism
from Synesis: History of Ideas Podcast · host Synesis History of Ideas Podcast
In today's episode, Mateus talks with Thomas Charrayre, a PhD candidate in political theory at Sciences Po Paris. His dissertation examines Cold War conservatism through the works of Raymond Aron, Michael Oakeshott, and Leo Strauss, exploring how they rethought democracy, authority, and the liberal tradition in the shadow of totalitarianism. Without proclaiming to be "conservatives," nor believing they were part of a conservative "movement," these thinkers inaugurated a new philosophical category: Conservative Philosophy.
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In today's episode, Mateus talks with Thomas Charrayre, a PhD candidate in political theory at Sciences Po Paris. His dissertation examines Cold War conservatism through the works of Raymond Aron, Michael Oakeshott, and Leo Strauss, exploring how they rethought democracy, authority, and the liberal tradition in the shadow of totalitarianism. Without proclaiming to be "conservatives," nor believing they were part of a conservative "movement," these thinkers inaugurated a new philosophical category: Conservative Philosophy.
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