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Nature and the Nation

Nature and the Nation explores politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics from a naturalistic, paleoconservative perspective, using the format of a book review.

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88:47

Review: Darwinism and Human Affairs (Part 2) by...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/10/23

In this episode I continue my examination of Darwinism and Human Affairs, this time exploring the connections between cultural evolution and genetic evolution. I focus on ways that cultural evolution both aligns with and betrays our genetic drive to reproduction.

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64:27

Review: Darwinism and Human Affairs (Part 1) by...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/10/19

In this episode I return to evolutionary theory, discussing the controversy surrounding group selection and its relationship with kin selection and inclusive fitness as described by Richard Alexander in his book Darwinism and Human Affairs.

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65:01

Review: Talks to Teachers by William James

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/10/10

In this episode I look at William James' further discussions of psychology in Talks to Teachers, in which he draws on prior psychological writings to address the needs of teachers. I pay particular attention to the practical and pragmatic aspect of his discussion of competing drives and ideas, and his limited domain of the activity of the will.

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85:27

Review: Pragmatism: The Classic Writings (Part 2)...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/10/01

In this episode I return to John Dewey for a look at his essay The Practical Character of Reality, included in the compilation Pragmatism: The Classic Writings edited by H. S. Thayer. I focus on Dewey's examination of the nature of knowledge and awareness.

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81:57

Review: Pragmatism: The Classic Writings (Part 1)...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/09/27

In this episode I look at John Dewey's overview of the early history of pragmatism as described in Pragmatism: The Classic Writings edited by H. S. Thayer. I examine the major themes of pragmatism, including the importance of consequences, human conduct, the vaguery of ends, and the approximateness of knowledge.

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84:00

Review: History of Political Philosophy (Plato)...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/09/23

In this episode I revisit History of Political Philosophy to look at Leo Strauss' examination of the political theory of Plato. I look at the attempts to define Justice, the viability of absolute communism, and make my first foray into Plato's theory of ideas.

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58:55

Review: Plato by Constance Meinwald

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/09/16

In this episode I look at the classic text of Western philosophy, Plato's Republic, as detailed by Constance Meinwald in her wide-ranging book Plato. I focus on the early portions of The Republic dealing with the quest for a definition of Justice, including the arguments of Glaucon and Thrasymachus.

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84:54

Review: The Trial of Socrates by I. F. Stone

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/09/14

In this episode I analyze I. F. Stone's critique of Socrates and his followers, as described in his book The Trial of Socrates. I focus on Socrates' hostility to democracy, the inadequecy of universalist philosophy, and the classical understanding of the gods.

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46:31

Review: History of Political Philosophy (Thucydides)...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/09/01

In this episode I revisit Thucydides as discussed by David Bolotin in the classic History of Political Philosophy edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey. I focus on Alcibiades, Nicias, and the Sicilian Expedition.

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59:06

Review: Thucydides on Justice, Power, and Human...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/08/25

In this episode I look at the conflict between Democracy and Oligarchy in the Peloponnesian War as described by Thucydides and translated and abridged by Paul Woodruff.

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68:35

Review: Social Darwinism in American Thought by...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/08/23

In this episode I look at the late 19th Century Darwinian Conservatism of Herbert Spencer, William Graham Sumner, and reactions by William James and others as described in Richard Hofstadter's Social Darwinism in American Thought.

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46:40

Review: The Social Contract Theorists (Hobbes's War...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/08/10

In this episode I look at Gregory Kavka's 'Hobbes's War of All Against All' in The Social Contract Theorists edited by Christopher W. Morris, with a special focus on the prisoner's dilemma and nation size.

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59:01

Review: History of Political Philosophy (Rousseau)...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/08/04

In this episode I return to Strauss and Cropsey collection, History of Political Philosophy, to focus on Alan Bloom's examination of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the general will, and the potential conflict between nature and custom.

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67:40

Review: The Reveries of the Solitary Walker by...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/07/27

In this episode I wander through Rousseau's final book, published posthumously, The Reveries of the Solitary Walker. I look at the difference between youth and old age, trusting yourself and others, and the nature of reverie itself.

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83:03

Review: The Rise and Fall of Scottish Common Sense...

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/07/22

In this episode I take a first look at Scottish Common Sense Philosophy as described by Douglas McDermid in The Rise and Fall of Scottish Common Sense Realism, with the aim of providing an overview of the major themes of Thomas Reid and his contemporaries.

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39:58

Review: A Republic, Not an Empire by Patrick Buchanan

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/06/02

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.

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69:35

Review: Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/05/26

In this episode I look at Jonah Goldberg's examination of the fascist tendencies of President Woodrow Wilson in his classic book, Liberal Fascism.

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56:01

Review: To Make Men Free by Heather Cox Richardson

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/05/19

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.

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39:42

The Pursuit of Certainty by Shirley Robin Letwin

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/05/11

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.

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51:21

Review: The True Believer by Eric Hoffer

Nature and the Nation ·

2024/04/21

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.

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