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Laurie continues her series of Federalist 10 and 51. This is the second video on Federalist 10, heading into how to handle the effects of a violent faction of the majority. … More James Madison Warns Against Violent Majority Factions & Demagogues (Federalist 10, Part 2)
My ongoing monthly Great Books reading group for the Maurin Academy is about to turn to a new reading, “The Grand Inquisitor” by Dostoyevsky, part of the larger The Brothers Karamazov. Our first meeting on it is April 10. You can join this and/or our Dialectic of Enlightenment reading group at the “Trainee” level or … More Great Books–Our Next Read
You can find out more about this reading group and the ways to join here: https://pmaurin.org/reading-dialectic-of-enlightenment-with-jakob-hanschu/ Support us on Patreon at any level and get in on Jakob’s reading group and more: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy … More New Dialectic of Enlightenment Reading Group Starting March 19, 2025
Laurie begins a short series on Federalist 10 and 51, untangling the antiquated language of these important writings by the American founders having to do with important constitutional principles such as the separation of powers and checks and balances. She starts with Federalist 10 and the question of how to stop violent factions from overtaking a liberal democracy. … More Federalist 10 Deciphered: Madison on the Dangers of Factions and the Separation of Powers (Part 1)
Laurie discusses Plato’s view of democracy–its strengths and weaknesses, particularly its vulnerability to demagogues–and what he thought about other types of regimes. Pardon the reverberation on this recording! … More What Did Plato Say About Democracy and Demagogues?
Dr Fred Neuhouser gives a talk for patrons of the Maurin Academy inspired by his recent book, Diagnosing Social Pathology: Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Durkheim (Cambridge University Press, 2022). This is the public portion of his talk. … More Can Societies Fall Ill? Diagnosing Social Pathologies, with Dr Fred Neuhouser (Maurin Academy Guest Speaker)
You’re lucky Laurie isn’t ending that sentence the way Kendrick does.
Get Laurie’s book, The Gap in God’s Country in hardcover, paperback and kindle/e-edition. Kindle: https://a.co/d/9m0zrg8 … More HUMBLE IS What We Need – Sit Down!
Laurie discusses some plans for guest speakers, her new Great Books reading group, and plans for the channel. … More Coming Up: The Maurin Academy Speaker Series and Beyond
Can Societies Fall Ill? Diagnosing Social Pathology, with Dr Fred Neuhouser, coming up Feb. 22, join us on the Maurin Academy Patreon for this important talk, or register on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-societies-fall-ill-diagnosing-social-pathology-with-neuhouser-tickets-1230572488439?aff=oddtdtcreator Be a patron of our speaker series and help us keep our sanity and yours! We need you there!
