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

Welcome to Roots and Branches, the ideas podcast from the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews. Host Selma Sondern explains what Intellectual History is, why it matters, and what to expect when we launch on 1 July 2025 with Prof Richard Whatmore.

🔗 LINKS

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

• Follow on Instagram ↗ @roots_and_branches_podcast

• Follow on X ↗ @rbpod_ih

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

• Institute of Intellectual History ↗ https://www.intellectualhistory.net

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