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NBN Episodes hosted by David:

Peter Baehr, "Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism, and the Social Sciences" (Stanford UP, 2010)

May 16, 2011

Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism, and the Social Sciences

Peter Baehr
Hosted by David Phillippi

Contemporary research into illiberal governments draws much inspiration from the writings of Hannah Arendt. In her classic The Origins of Totalitarian…

Francesco Duina, "Winning: Reflections on an American Obsession" (Princeton UP, 2010)

April 17, 2011

Winning

Francesco Duina
Hosted by David Phillippi

"Winning is everything" is such a common phrase that we rarely question where it comes from and why we apply it to everyday experiences. One can win a…