Just and Sinner Podcast
A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
Oct 30, 2023
This podcast explores the difference between two approaches to liberty and how it impacts our worldview as Christians. They discuss the historical influences on liberty, the theological roots of volunteerism, the shift in our relationship with nature due to technology, the distortion of human nature and the rejection of ancient conceptions of liberty, the loss of social bonds in liberalism, the rise of gender ideology and subcultures, and the relation between cancel culture and religious excommunication.
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- Liberalism's emphasis on individual autonomy has led to the weakening of social bonds and communal values.
- Liberalism tends to homogenize societies by advocating for ideological conformity disguised as diversity.
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Liberalism's Two Distinctive Views of Liberty
The podcast episode explores the two distinctive views of liberty within liberalism: the classical approach and the Enlightenment/post-Enlightenment approach. The classical approach, influenced by ancient Greek and Christian traditions, defines liberty as the capacity to conquer base desires through self-governance and virtue. In contrast, the Enlightenment/post-Enlightenment approach views liberty as the lack of constraint and the expansion of the individual's sphere of autonomous activity. This understanding of liberty is rooted in anthropological individualism and a volunteerist conception of choice. The podcast delves into the historical and philosophical context behind these views and their implications for society.
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