New Work In Intellectual History

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New Work In Intellectual History episodes

  • Nicholas Poussin as a Philosophical Painter
    In this episode, Kohei Shiozawa speaks with Professor Susan James FBA about
    the art of philosophy and Nicolas Poussin as a philosophical painter.
    Professor James visited St Andrews earlier this year when she was invited
    to give the Donald Winch Lectures in Intellectual History.
    55 min
  • The West: The History of an Idea
    In this episode, Yifan Wang and Seungeun Lee speak with Professor Georgios
    Varouxakis (Queen Mary) about his new book The West: The History of an Idea
    (PUP, 2025).
    55 min
  • Culture, Needs and Property Rights
    In this episode, Harim and Hyein interview Lasse S. Andersen about the new
    edited volume entitled Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx: Culture,
    Needs and Property Rights (CUP, 2026). This volume, which brings together
    seven hitherto unpublished papers by the late István Hont, was published by
    Cambridge University Press in January of 2026. The interview was conducted
    in the spring of 2025. Apologies for the poor audio.
    0 min
  • Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton
    In this episode, Derek van Voorst interviews Professor Ferenc Hörcher. The
    two discuss his new edited text “Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to
    Scruton”, as well as the history and future of modern conservatism both
    politically and philosophically.
    1 hr 1 min
  • The Rise and Resilience of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic
    In this episode, Seungeun Lee interviews Professor Robert Frost, the
    Burnett Fletcher Chair in History at Aberdeen University. Professor Frost
    gave a lecture at the Institute of Intellectual History on 17 September
    2025, on which day he also sat down for an in-depth interview about his
    ongoing, multi-volume work on the Polish-Lithuanian Union, 1385-1569.
    0 min
  • Sectarianism in Philosophy
    What is the relation between philosophy’s claim to disinterested universal
    rational inquiry and its historical existence as an assemblage of
    apparently sectarian schools? This is the question that formed the topic
    for a conversation that Valery Vino initiated with Ian Hunter.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Odious Debt: Bankruptcy, International Law, and the Making of Latin America
    In this episode, Derek van Voorst speaks with Dr Edward Jones Corredera,
    who is senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative
    Public Law and International Law and assistant lecturer at the Universidad
    Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid). The discussion focused on his
    recent book, Odious Debt: Bankruptcy, International Law, and the Making of
    Latin America (OUP, 2024), although it also covered topics such as the
    theoretical framework of 'odious debt', historical debt, future
    developments of debtor nations, and so forth.
    1 hr 12 min
  • #1. Richard Whatmore, can Intellectual History save liberty?
    Roots and Branches: First episode out now.
    Intellectual Historian Richard Whatmore (University of St Andrews) explains
    why the Enlightenment, 18th century republicanism and the history of free
    states matter for today’s global politics.
    Subscribe to Roots and Branches on Spotify or iTunes by visiting the
    Episode Website below.
    36 min
  • Introducing Roots and Branches
    Get ready for Roots and Branches, the new ideas podcast from the Institute
    of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews. In this
    introductory episode, host Selma Sondern explains what Intellectual History
    is, why it matters, and what to expect when Roots and Branches launches on
    1 July 2025 with Prof Richard Whatmore. Subscribe to the podcast on
    Spotify and iTunes by visiting the Episode Website below.
    3 min

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