In this episode, I look at Russian philosopher and geopolitical strategist Alexander Dugin's vision of a new political order to replace both liberalism and its natural culmination, post-liberalism. I mention the need to differentiate a specifically American version of the fourth political theory, moving toward a position of pragmatic eclecticism that can absorb some of the disjointed remnants of liberalism that infuse our Constitution and society.
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Nature and the Nation explores the intersection of national conservatism and philosophical naturalism. This podcast uses the format of a book review to explore philosophy, psychology, history, politics, and sociology, with a particular focus on existentialism, evolutionary psychology, Ancient Greece, the American Old Right, and the European New Right.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
24. Review: Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen
In this episode, we look at Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen. In particular, we examine Deneen's claim that fundamental to liberalism is a rejection of the constraints imposed upon us by nature, and the attempt to overcome those constraints through science, technology, and the destruction of culture's symbiosis with nature. We also examine Deneen's ideas about what comes after liberalism.
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Find Why Liberalism Failed on Amazon.
Thursday, August 8, 2019
23. Review: The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony
In 'The Virtue of Nationalism' Yoram Hazony describes the benefits of a political order based on a multiplicity of nation-states. This order is compared to the state of anarchy and the imperial drive toward conquest. We look at those components of Hazony's theory that most closely support a philosophically naturalistic approach to nationalism.
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Find The Virtue of Nationalism on Amazon.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
22. Review: The Paleoconservatives by Joseph Scotchie
Edited by Joseph Scotchie, The Paleoconservatives: A New Voice for the Old Right is a collection of essays that explores many aspects of paleoconservatism, as envisioned by writers from both the old right era and the 1990s paleoconservative revival. I discuss Russell Kirk's essay on traditionalism, William Hawkins on protectionism, Clyde Wilson on populism, and Sam Francis on nationalism.
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Find The Paleoconservatives on Amazon.
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Find The Paleoconservatives on Amazon.
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