<p>Robert Pasnau, Professor of Distinction in Philosophy at CU Boulder, is the founding director of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization. Pasnau discusses how the unlikely center got started, and how its mission to foster free inquiry, heterodox ideas and diverse political perspectives has affected academic life at CU and across the nation.</p>

Robert Pasnau, Professor of Distinction in Philosophy at CU Boulder, is the founding director of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization. Pasnau discusses how the unlikely center got started, and how its mission to foster free inquiry, heterodox ideas and diverse political perspectives has affected academic life at CU and across the nation.

S2 E4: Robert Pasnau, The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization

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S2 E4: Robert Pasnau, The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization

S2 E4: Robert Pasnau, The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization