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Dust and Dreams

68 min

Disintegrating This World

64 min

Constantly Risking Absurdity

68 min

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The Prospects of Freedom

76 min

A Renaissance of Wonder

68 min

Something to Say about Reality

72 min

Murmur of the Absolute

67 min

No Other End of the World

79 min

Ideas of the 20th Century

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20261h 16m

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The Prospects of Freedom

Season 2 · Episode 4 · May 29, 2026

In lecture four, Dr. Bonevac discusses freedom through Friedrich Hayek’s economic philosophy and George Orwell’s warnings about totalitarianism. Hayek argues that socialism, despite its appeal as a rational pursuit of the common good, ultimately undermines individual liberty, concentrates power, and fails because centralized planning cannot manage the complexity of society. Orwell complements this critique by showing how totalitarian systems manipulate language and reality, eroding truth, integrity, and human dignity. The lecture concludes by considering democratic socialism and the dangers of political language manipulation.

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Ideas of the 20th Century

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20261h 16m

DocumentaryTalkWar & Politics

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The Prospects of Freedom

Season 2 · Episode 4 · May 29, 2026

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