2019-07-02
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So we're three episodes into this new arc of the show, and as you know, we're talking about the early 20th century here.
Once again, it's important to keep in mind all that's going on during this time.
Political philosophy is going through a serious transition phase,
because in many ways, the world is going through a serious transition phase.
Revolutions are taking place, world wars are on the horizon, the rise of fascism, authoritarianism.
The entire legacy of the Enlightenment is being called into question.
And what this means for the world of philosophy is
that the thinkers doing their work during this time are very quickly coming face to face with the realization that in this post-nuclear world,
where for the first time the consequences of war could threaten the entire existence of the human race,
they are the people that are going to have to figure all this out.
Think of the pressure these thinkers were faced with at the time.
To be a thinker born into the early 20th century is to be born into a world where the strength of your ideas is going to be tested in real time
while the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Being born into this time period is like the forces of history commandeering you for one of the most stressful jobs in the history of the world.
Imagine your first day at a new job and the orientation is, here's the entire history of western civilization.