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Podcast: New Books in Medieval History
Episode: Quentin Skinner, āQuest for Freedomā (Open Agenda, 2021)
Description: Quest for FreedomĀ is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and intellectual historian Quentin Skinner, Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London. Quentin Skinner is considered to be one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought. This thoughtful, detailed conversation examines how Quentin Skinner came to appreciate the importance of the distinction between the modern view of freedom and the so-called neo-Roman view, together with what it implies for our current and future political understanding.Howard BurtonĀ is the founder of theĀ Ideas Roa...