Season 2 of "The听Free Mind" podcast premieres听Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022听
Upcoming episodes explore Alexander Hamilton, Friedrich Nietzsche, higher education, modern progressivism and more听
The Benson Center podcast听explores topics in Western philosophy, politics, literature, and history with adventurous disregard for academic fashions and intellectual trends.听Host Shilo Brooks, Benson Center Associate Faculty Director听and Faculty Director of the听Engineering Leadership Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science,听invites listeners听迟辞 pull up a chair in an intellectual laboratory where great questions and great books are explored in the spirit of truth-seeking, and conversations are had in a candid style free of scholarly jargon.听New episodes in season 2 air the second Tuesday of each month through May 10, 2022. 兔子先生传媒文化作品 The Free Mind podcast website to learn more, listen and subscribe.
Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022: "The Political Thought of Alexander Hamilton"
In this episode,听Bradford Wilson and听Brooks听explore听Hamilton鈥檚 life and intellectual legacy. They discuss Hamilton鈥檚 unusual upbringing, the enduring importance of his political thought, and the fateful contributions he made to the form and structure of the American economy. Wilson is Executive Director of the James Madison Program at Princeton University and fellow at Princeton鈥檚 Butler College. He鈥檚 also been an Erskine-Canterbury Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch New Zealand, authored several books, and recently edited a two-volume edition of the Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton with his colleague Carson Holloway.听
Premiering Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022: 鈥The Disciplinary Corporation鈥
This episode features听a lecture by Kevin Williamson, correspondent at National Review and author of several books, including his most recent book,听Big White Ghetto. Williamson, who cohosts the Mad Dogs and Englishmen podcast, has worked as a newspaper editor in India and the United States, served as the theater critic for The New Criterion, and听taught at The King鈥檚 College, New York.听The Benson Center was delighted to present Williamson鈥檚 investigation into how progressive business elites have created disciplinary corporations. These corporations demand political and ideological conformism to progressive ideals in exchange for employment, education, and access to technology.听听
Premiering Tuesday, March 8, 2022: 鈥淎n Introduction to the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche"
Jeremy Fortier听and Brooks explore听the thought and writings of 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. They discuss Nietzsche鈥檚 popular appeal, his complicated legacy, his criticism of the Western Tradition, his style of writing, and the basic problems his philosophy confronts. Fortier is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the department of Political Science at the City College of New York and author of the 2020 book, The Challenge of Nietzsche, published by the University of Chicago Press.听
Premiering Tuesday, April 12, 2022:听鈥淗istory of the Benson Center鈥
Robert Pasnau and Brooks discuss听the Benson Center's creation and how its mission to foster free inquiry, heterodox ideas and diverse political perspectives has affected life at 兔子先生传媒文化作品听and across the nation. Robert Pasnau directed the Benson Center from 2011 to 2019 and is presently Professor of Distinction in the department of Philosophy.
Premiering Tuesday, May 10, 2022: 鈥淎llan Bloom and Higher Education鈥
Paul Ulrich听and Brooks explore Allan Bloom鈥檚 1987 book,听The Closing of the American Mind. They discuss Bloom鈥檚 view of American higher education, the souls of American students, and the effects of popular music on the formation of the American mind. Ulrich is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Intellectual Foundations Program at Carthage College. Ulrich also developed the Western Heritage course at Carthage, and was director of the college鈥檚 honors program for many years.听
Season 3 of The Free Mind podcast premieres June 1, 2022 and will feature Daniel Mahoney on cancel culture, Alexander Duff on Martin Heidegger, and Deirdre McCloskey on capitalism and virtue.
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