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Modernity in Transition

Modernity in Transition

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 The Modernity in Transition podcast brings together leading thinkers to discuss big questions about the global challenges of the day. It is sponsored by the Center on Modernity in Transition, an interdisciplinary research organization that examines the intellectual foundations of modern society through a transformational lens. Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Giants of Post-War Liberalism: Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls

    Giants of Post-War Liberalism: Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls
    Mar 31 2021

    In this episode, intellectual biographers Arie Dubnov (George Washington University) and Andrius Gališanka (Wake Forest University) discuss the distinctive contributions of Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls to post-war liberal thought. They consider the strengths and limits of these thinkers' ideas in light of contemporary social and political issues, and discuss the future of liberalism. 
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Worldviews, World Politics, and the Climate Crisis

    Worldviews, World Politics, and the Climate Crisis
    Mar 25 2021

    In this conversation, Bentley Allan (Johns Hopkins) and Prasenjit Duara (Duke) discuss the role that worldviews play in shaping world politics, focusing particularly on how the background assumptions of liberalism contribute to the current climate crisis.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Oneness and Difference in the Discourse on Race

    Oneness and Difference in the Discourse on Race
    Feb 21 2021

    Lawrence Blum and Derik Smith think together about the relationship between "oneness" and "difference" in the discourse on race, drawing upon both their academic research and their experiences as activists. 
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    1 hr and 35 mins
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