EPISODE · Jul 25, 2023 · 37 MIN
Glenn Ellmers on The Failure of Modernity, Plato and Foucault, and the Return of Natural Right
from Conservative Conversations with ISI · host Intercollegiate Studies Institute
In this episode:Glenn Ellmers joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Narrow Passage, about the permanent political problems that stem from reason in politicshow the modern project rejects the humility of the classical tradition, and has ushered in the philosophic tyranny of the modern administrative state and woke ideology why the Left is built upon a contradiction between postmodernism and a belief in rational post-political expertiseTexts Mentioned:The Narrow Passage: Plato, Foucault, and the Possibility of Political Philosophy by Glenn Ellmers“Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid” by Jonathan Haidt“German Nihilism” by Leo StraussThe Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America by Glenn Ellmersclaremont.org“PODCAST: Glenn Ellmers on Harry Jaffa and the Soul of Politics” by The Anchoring Truths PodcastBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events
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In this episode: Glenn Ellmers joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Narrow Passage, about the permanent political problems that stem from reason in politicshow the modern project rejects the humility of the classical tradition, and has ushered in the philosophic tyranny of the modern administrative state and woke ideology why the Left is built upon a contradiction between postmodernism and a belief in rational post-political expertiseTexts Mentioned: The Narrow Passage: Plato, ...
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