Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the spirit of liberalism

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Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the spirit of liberalism

Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism

View this email in your browser Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism Dear Friends,  What is liberalism? How did political thinkers like Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu pave the way for modern liberal societies? To discuss these questions, we are joined again by Harvard government professor Harvey Mansfield. Mansfield explains the choice of a politics of rights and consent in the thought of early modern thinkers, especially John Locke. Mansfield discusses the original case for liberalism, and explains how liberalism rightly understood calls upon important human qualities for the defense of liberty. Turning to Aristotle, Mansfield argues that in modernity a "land of virtue" can still exist—and that serious defenses of liberalism can draw on the fundamental insights of classical thinkers, especially Aristotle. All twenty-one of the previous Conversations with Harvey Mansfield are collected here. A transcript of the Conversation is available here. Best, Andy WATCH OR LISTEN NOW About Conversations with Bill Kristol.  Conversations with Bill Kristol is an award-winning online interview program hosted by Bill Kristol and produced by The Foundation for Constitutional Government. A forum for substantive, thought-provoking dialogue on pressing issues in the news and American politics, Conversations features informal discussions between Kristol and guests on a diverse array of issues of public concern from the American presidency and America's role in the world to the ideas that have shaped Western civilization. Visit us at www.conversationswithbillkristol.org to watch all conversations free-of-charge, read guest biographies, download podcasts and transcripts. Media contact: Andy Zwick  917-423-1422 AZwick@constitutionalgovt.org