23 | How Does a Democracy Keep its Character? Lessons from the Black Radical Tradition w/ Prof. Melvin Rogers
What's Left of Philosophy
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The Importance of Rhetoric in Democratic Practice
Lari: In this book, i try to say that if we pay attention to how african american thinkers think about the language of the or we the people. And one of the things you quickly come to discover is the importance of rhetoric,. That rhetoric is a fundamental feature, for them, of democratic practice. It is literally about moving people from one side to the other. Lari: I'm always of two minds when talking about the role of emotions in the polity, like you. When i want to understand the power of james baldwin the thinker, sometimes i think i risk making him overly sort of a rationalistic you - but he's someone who wants you to
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