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The trappings of Western hyper-liberalism | Conversation
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Can liberalism survive the horrors of our modern world?
Will Lloyd is joined by John Gray political philosopher and author of The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism. They discuss how Thomas Hobbes seminal work Leviathan can be reinterpreted in the 21st century, particularly in the contexts of Russia, China, and the liberal West.
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