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Nature and the Nation explores politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics from a naturalistic, paleoconservative perspective, using the format of a book review. I examine books published in a wide...
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Nature and the Nation
Nature and the Nation
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Review: A Republic, Not an Empire by Patrick Buchanan
2 JUN 2024 · In this episode I examine Buchanan's case for non-interventionism, or isolationism, as made in A Republic, Not an Empire. I take a look a the League of Nations and US policy after the Cold War. -
Review: Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg
26 MAY 2024 · In this episode I look at Jonah Goldberg's examination of the fascist tendencies of President Woodrow Wilson in his classic book, Liberal Fascism. -
Review: To Make Men Free by Heather Cox Richardson
19 MAY 2024 · In this episode I look at two Republican Presidents, Taft and Harding, as detailed in Heather Cox Richardson's history of the Republican Party, To Make Men Free. -
The Pursuit of Certainty by Shirley Robin Letwin
11 MAY 2024 · In this episode I look at Letwin's collection of philosophical biographies, The Pursuit of Certainty, with a special focus on David Hume and his thoughts on virtue, prudence, and politics. -
Review: The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
21 APR 2024 · In this episode, I explore Eric Hoffer's description of the various types of people that constitute the leaders and followers of mass movements, as described in his classic 1951 book, The True Believer. -
Review: The Sophists by W. K. C. Guthrie
14 APR 2024 · In this episode I examine the competing forces of Physis (Nature) and Nomos (Custom) as detailed in the erudite examination The Sophists by W. K. C. Guthrie. -
Review: From Religion to Philosophy by F. M. Cornford
7 APR 2024 · In this episode I examine the connections between Nomos, Physis, and Moira in early Greek philosophy as detailed by Cornford in From Religion to Philosophy. -
Review: The Iliad by Homer
31 MAR 2024 · In this episode I look at the violent glory of war in Homer's Iliad, as detailed in Bernard Knox's introduction to the Robert Fagles translation of this classic epic poem of war, and several choice readings of the battle for the Argive ships. -
Review: Sailing the Wine Dark Sea by Thomas Cahill
23 MAR 2024 · In this episode I look at Thomas Cahill's examination of Ancient Greece in Sailing the Wine Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. I pay special attention to the first three chapter where Cahill discusses Homer and his great works, The Iliad and the Odessey. -
Review: History of Political Philosophy (Hume) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey
23 MAR 2024 · In this episode I explore another essay in Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey's massive History of Political Philosophy 3rd Edition. This time it's David Hume and his so-called skepticism, which I call into question on account of his deference to habit and custom. This episode is the fourth of a series.
Nature and the Nation explores politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics from a naturalistic, paleoconservative perspective, using the format of a book review. I examine books published in a wide...
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Author | Dylan John |
Categories | Books , Philosophy , Politics |
Website | www.natureandthenation.com |
natureandthenation@gmail.com |
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