Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Ep 32: Helena Rosenblatt on Liberalism's Long Journey

Feb 17, 2022

50:11

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The Internet and the Need for Regulation

02:34

The Rule of Religion in a Liberal Democracy

04:14

Is the Humanities a Threat to the Liberal Democracy?

03:34

Introduction

2min

The Lost History of Liberalism by Helena Ats

3min

Do You Remember Much About Lebanon?

2min

The Lost History of Liberalism

3min

When Did Liberalism Come Into Being?

3min

What Is American Liberal Democracy?

3min

The Concept of Liberal Democracy

3min

Are You Concerned About Liberal Democracy?

4min

The Internet and the Need for Regulation

3min

10.

Is There a Danger of Fake News?

2min

11.

Are You a Citizen?

3min

12.

The Rule of Religion in a Liberal Democracy

4min

13.

What Does History Tell Us About Liberal Democracy?

4min

14.

We're in Our Own Echo Chambers

4min

15.

Is the Humanities a Threat to the Liberal Democracy?

4min

16.

Do You Know What the Classics Are All About?

4min

What is liberal democracy and has it lost its way? Helena Rosenblatt joins Vasant Dhar in episode 32 of Brave New World to add a historical perspective to this modern problem in our illiberal and polarized world. Useful resources: 1. The Lost History of Liberalism -- Helena Rosenblatt. 2. Thinking with Rousseau: From Machiavelli to Schmitt -- Helena Rosenblatt. 3. Helena Rosenblatt on Amazon. 4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Amazon. 5. The Technology Wars -- Episode 1 of Brave New World (w Arun Sundararajan.) 6. Nandan Nilekani on an Egalitarian Internet -- Episode 15 of Brave New World. 7. The Social Media Industrial Complex -- Episode 3 of Brave New World (w Sinan Aral). 8. How Social Media Threatens Society -- Episode 8 of Brave New World (w Jonathan Haidt). 9. Justice Antonin Scalia on American exceptionalism. 10. The Future of Liberal Education -- Episode 11 of Brave New World (w Michael S Roth).