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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

276. The Best of Conservative Education | Larry P. Arnn

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Larry P. Arnn is the twelfth president of Hillsdale College. He joins Dr Jordan B Peterson to discuss the founding and history of Hillsdale, the importance of fatherhood, and the fundamentals of education. He received his B.A. from Arkansas State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School. He served as director of research for Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill. He served as president of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy from 1985 to 2000. In 1996, he was the founding chairman of the California Civil Rights Initiative, which was passed by California voters and prohibited racial preferences in state hiring, contracting, and admissions. He is the author of three books: Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education; The Founders’ Key: The Divine and Natural Connection between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing It; and Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government. Dr. Arnn is a professor of politics and history at Hillsdale. He teaches courses on Aristotle, Winston Churchill, 20th Century Totalitarian Novels, and the American Constitution. —Links— Jordan Peterson Commencement Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvHjhtM8D7w&t=368s&ab_channel=HillsdaleCollege Imprimis subscribe: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/free-lifetime-subscription-to-imprimis/ Online Course sign up: online.hillsdale.edu Four Pillars: Educating for America (Imprimis): https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/four-pillars-educating-america/ Faith and Reason are Mutually Reinforcing (Imprimis): https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/faith-reason-mutually-reinforcing/ Civil Rights in American History Online Course: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/civil-rights-in-american-history Theology 101: The Western Theological Tradition Online Course: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/theology-101 Introduction to Western Philosophy Online Course: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/introduction-to-western-philosophy Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life Online Course: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/aristotles-ethics Constitution 101 Online Course: www.hillsdale.edu/con101 Winston Churchill and Statesmanship: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/winston-churchill-and-statesmanship // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jordanbpeterson.co... Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-... Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-m... // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson All socials: https://linktr.ee/drjordanbpeterson

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, I have the great good fortune today, well first of all to be sitting outside,

0:19.9

which is quite nice.

0:21.4

And also to be speaking to Dr. Larry Arn, who is president of Hillsdale College.

0:27.8

Hillsdale College is a liberal arts institution in Hillsdale, Michigan.

0:32.6

And it's quite a remarkable place.

0:34.6

I was asked to deliver a commencement address there earlier this year and went up for the

0:39.6

day.

0:40.6

I knew about Hillsdale a little bit, but hadn't visited there.

0:43.5

It's a remarkable island of educational sanity in the midst of a sea of educational chaos.

0:51.1

And I'm going to be talking today to Dr. Arn, who's been president of this August institution

0:56.4

for a number of decades about, well, about Hillsdale College in general, about its history,

1:02.5

about his tenure there and his activities and occupation and enterprise.

1:08.8

And about the state, the dismal state, let's say, of the higher education enterprise

1:13.8

in general in the United States and in the Westmore broadly.

1:18.0

So I hope you enjoy the conversation.

1:22.0

Welcome Dr. Arn.

1:23.3

Thank you very much for coming to see me and also for the commencement invitation and

1:28.9

for agreeing to do this podcast.

1:31.4

I'm really looking forward to it.

1:33.3

Well, you're a tremendous host and a tremendous man.

1:36.5

It's a great pleasure for me to be with you.

1:38.5

Yeah, it's been fun.

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