
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Benjamin Constant’s ‘The Liberty of the Ancients Compared to the Liberty of the Moderns’ (1819) examines what it means to be free in the modern world. Are we at liberty to follow our hearts? Do we have an obligation to take an interest in politics? What happens if we don’t? David explores the lessons Constant drew from the failures of the French Revolution and his timeless message about the perils of political indifference.
Free online version of the text:
Recommended version to purchase:
Going Deeper:
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
By Talking Politics4.8
479479 ratings
Benjamin Constant’s ‘The Liberty of the Ancients Compared to the Liberty of the Moderns’ (1819) examines what it means to be free in the modern world. Are we at liberty to follow our hearts? Do we have an obligation to take an interest in politics? What happens if we don’t? David explores the lessons Constant drew from the failures of the French Revolution and his timeless message about the perils of political indifference.
Free online version of the text:
Recommended version to purchase:
Going Deeper:
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

296 Listeners

217 Listeners

5,475 Listeners

1,882 Listeners

867 Listeners

609 Listeners

301 Listeners

144 Listeners

140 Listeners

15,663 Listeners

2,944 Listeners

2,474 Listeners

784 Listeners

341 Listeners

125 Listeners