Patrick Deneen Offers a Powerful Critique of Liberalism
Democracy Paradox
00:00
The Importance of Human Rights in Liberalism
The more successful a modern liberal society is, the more likely it's going to produce massive levels of economic inequality. So even the claim that we're wealthier is problematic because a liberal society isn't well equipped to talk about how this kind of economic disparity is actually bad politically. This is right there in book five, chapter five on property and John Locke's second treat as a government.
Transcript
Play full episode
