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Exploring the History of Ideas, with David Runciman
Intelligence Squared
Reimagining Political Imagination in the 21st Century
The chapter delves into the ideas of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Shklar on ordinary vices, emphasizing the complexity of individuals and the need to reevaluate societal categories. It discusses the concept of cruelty in everyday life and the necessity of tolerating various vices unless they involve cruelty, highlighting the impact of hypocrisy in politics and the challenge of choosing between friends and enemies in political ideologies.
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