Socrates vs. Thrasymachus on Justice

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Eunsong Kim's "The Politics of Collecting" (Interview)

*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will* In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politic ...  Show more

Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought" (Part 2 of 2)

In this episode, I cover chapters 5-12 of Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought." Please consider donating to one of the following organizations: Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general United Nations Relief and Works Agency: https ...  Show more

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