EPISODE · Feb 10, 2021 · 41 MIN
John Locke & the Right to Revolution | The Philosophers Behind the Founders
from The FedSoc Films Podcast · host The Federalist Society
What radical idea from John Locke inspired educated colonists to revolt against their king? In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, Prof. Paul Carrese and Prof. Michael Zuckert discuss John Locke, the ideas he proposed in Two Treatises of Government, how John Locke influenced America’s founding fathers.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, The Philosophers Behind the Founders, on YouTube at https://youtu.be/O7GvWSSMkisLearn more about Paul Carrese at https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3062537Learn 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.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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What radical idea from John Locke inspired educated colonists to revolt against their king? In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, Prof. Paul Carrese and Prof. Michael Zuckert discuss John Locke, the ideas he proposed in Two Treatises of Government, how John Locke influenced America’s founding fathers.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, The Philosophers Behind the Founders, on YouTube at https://youtu.be/O7GvWSSMkisLearn more about Paul Carrese at https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3062537Learn 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.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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