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.

📚 REFERENCES

Whatmore, Richard. 2023. The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis. London: Allen Lane.

Whatmore, Richard. When Liberty Dies: Fanaticism, Free States and the Future. Forthcoming with Allen Lane.

Prof Richard Whatmore:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/richard-whatmore

🔗 LINKS

• Website ↗ http://www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-branches

• Instagram ↗ @roots_and_branches_podcast

• X ↗ @rbpod_ih

• Selma Sondern ↗ www.linkedin.com/in/selma-sondern

🎶 MUSIC

'A New Year' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au