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Give Them An Argument

Season 6 Episode 39: From Plato to Marx w/David Lay Williams

Nov 2, 2024
01:58:50

David Lay Williams comes on to talk about his excellent new book, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx."

Order the book:

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691171975/the-greatest-of-all-plagues

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https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-ancient-curse-of-inequality/

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https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/four-essays-on-palestine-by-ben-burgis-print-and-digital-edition/

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