Patrick Deneen on Why Liberalism Failed

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🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Political Scientist and author Patrick Deneen of the University of Notre Dame talks about his book Why Liberalism Failed with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. By liberalism, Deneen means the modern enterprise--the push for self-actualization free of the constraints of tradition, family, and religion that typifies modern culture. He argues that both the left and the right have empowered the state and reduced liberty. He argues for a smaller, more local, more artisanal economy and a return to the virtues of self-control and self-mastery.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
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0:31.0	Today is June 21, 2018, and my guest is political scientist and author Patrick Deneen.
0:40.1	He is professor of political science and holds the David A. Potencyani Memorial College
0:45.0	chair at the University of Notre Dame.
0:47.9	His latest book, which is the subject of today's episode, is Why Liberalism Failed?
0:53.5	Patrick, welcome to Econ Talk.
0:55.1	Thanks for having me.
0:56.6	Let's begin with the definition, because liberalism means lots of different things to
1:00.7	different people in different parts of the world.
1:03.5	What do you mean by liberalism when you say it's failed?
1:06.6	Sure, and that's of course the crux of the issue is if my definition is right, then perhaps
1:13.5	you can accept the argument, but many people obviously have differences over the definition.
1:19.0	I guess I would start with just a very basic premise, which is liberalism inaugurates a
1:26.2	kind of a new understanding of liberty.
1:28.6	The liberty is a very old word.
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