A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Gandhi on self-rule | 2020-05-04 | ||
| Marx and Engels on Revolution | 2020-05-01 | ||
| Tocqueville on Democracy | 2020-04-30 | ||
| Constant on Liberty | 2020-04-29 | ||
| Wollstonecraft on Sexual Politics | 2020-04-28 | ||
| Hobbes on the State | 2020-04-27 | ||
| Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS | 2020-04-20 |