To what extent can social science help us explain the world?

00:15 - 16:37

Mansfield describes how a 19^th century French aristocrat helps us understand democracy and America.

16:35 - 27:00

What can the philosophers of Ancient Greece like Plato and Aristotle teach us about life?

27:00 - 34:55

Mansfield details the infamous Florentine’s account of the nature of morality and politics.

34:55 - 42:20

Mansfield discusses his translations of classic works and how he teaches them.

42:20 - 56:42

Kristol and Mansfield discuss the little-understood but necessary virtue.

56:42 - 1:16:34

What’s wrong with American higher education, and how might true literacy be preserved?

1:16:34 - 1:25:16