Finding Meaning In Liberalism (w/ Akiva Malamet)

October 22, 2023 00:52:40
Finding Meaning In Liberalism (w/ Akiva Malamet)
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Finding Meaning In Liberalism (w/ Akiva Malamet)

Oct 22 2023 | 00:52:40

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Show Notes

Today’s conversation is a companion to our prior episode. I’m joined again by Akiva Malamet, managing editor of The UnPopulist.

Last time we talked about identity within liberalism. Now we turn to meaning. Everyone wants to lead a meaningful life, but one of the critiques of liberalism is that a liberal society takes away traditional sources of meaning, and so leaves its citizens feeling detached, either unable to find meaning, or seeking it in frivolous, and so ultimately unmeaningful, pursuits. How compelling is this objection? And what should we, as liberals, do about it?

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Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte. Music by Kevin MacLeod.



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