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The Revolution and Ideology Podcast
A sociologist and historian explore revolutionary theory and history.
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About Revolution and Ideology
“Revolution and Ideology” was started by Nick Lee and Jared Benson, university instructors of sociology and history respectively. Nick and Jared currently co-teach three humanities courses titled “Resistance and Revolution,” “Ideology and Isms,” and “Stateless Societies.” In the first, They explore the theories and historical examples of revolution and social change. In the second, they examine various historical and modern ideologies and the ways in which they motivate how people think and behave today. In the third, they analyze various theories and histories of stateless societies. In this podcast, they explore the ideas from their courses.
Recent Episodes
#002 – Human Nature 2
Part 2 of 2 of our exploration of human nature. In the previous episode, we discussed the philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. In this episode, we explore the more modern work of David Graeber.
#001 – Human Nature 1
Part 1 of 2 of our exploration of human nature. Through works of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, we begin to explore the question: are humans naturally “good” or naturally “bad?
#000 – Introduction
Welcome to the Revolution and Ideology podcast! In this brief introduction episode we introduce ourselves and explain why we were motivated to start this podcast.
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Nick Lee
