Q & A with David
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We got lots and lots of excellent questions from listeners about the themes and ideas in this series of talks. In this extra episode
David will do his best to answer some of them, from Hobbes to Weber, and from Gandhi to feminism. Plus he talks about what's missing from this series and where we might start next time.
Go to https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/history-of-ideas for the full collection of reading lists.
Quentin Skinner on the state:
(Video) Quentin Skinner, ‘What is the state? The question that will not go away’
Orwell on Gandhi:
https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/reflections-on-gandhi/
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