Richard Whatmore, can Intellectual History save liberty?
Intellectual Historian Richard Whatmore (University of St Andrews) explains why the Enlightenment, 18th century republicanism and the history of free states matter for today’s global politics.📚 REFERENCESWhatmore, Richard. 2023. The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis. London: Allen Lane.Whatmore, Richard. When Liberty Dies: Fanaticism, Free States and the Future. Forthcoming with Allen Lane.Prof Richard Whatmore:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/richard-whatmore🔗 LINKS• Website ↗ http://www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-branches• Instagram ↗ @roots_and_branches_podcast• X ↗ @rbpod_ih• Selma Sondern ↗ www.linkedin.com/in/selma-sondern 🎶 MUSIC'A New Year' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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Introducing Roots and Branches
Welcome to Roots and Branches, the ideas podcast from the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews. Host Selma Sondern explains what Intellectual History is, why it matters, and what to expect when we launch on 1 July 2025 with Prof Richard Whatmore.🔗 LINKS• Show page ↗ http://www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-branches • Follow on Instagram ↗ @roots_and_branches_podcast• Follow on X ↗ @rbpod_ih• Selma Sondern ↗ www.linkedin.com/in/selma-sondern • Institute of Intellectual History ↗ https://www.intellectualhistory.net• Music: 'A New Year' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Roots and Branches is the ideas podcast with Selma Sondern from the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews.
This podcast is all about digging into the roots of ideas, and seeing how they branch out into every corner of our lives.
Join us each month as we explore why anyone and everyone should care about the History of Ideas. How does it connect to the issues of our days? What does it matter for you and me right now and how can we use it to make change?
Find us on
Instagram ↗ @roots_and_branches_podcast
X ↗ @rbpod_ih
For more info, visit: http://www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-branches
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