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BONUS EPISODE: Author John C. Wright | Hn 207
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Adam welcomes back to the show sci-fi author John C Wright (author of Adam's favorite sci-fi trilogy The Golden Age) for a free-wheeling discussion of dystopian/political themes in the genre of science fiction. This is Part Two, restricted to paid subscribers. If you missed Part One somehow, it’s here. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro: Continuing a great conversation, and ain’t sci-fi grand?01:34 — Are sc-fi authors psychopaths? John C Wright, defend your genre!06:30 — Dune, by way of Mars and Brave New World. The nature of man breaks bad political structures!
25:10 — Atlas Shrugged is a science fiction book?!
32:45 — Star Trek, Plato’s Republic, and conceptions of “the common good”.
38:43 — REVEALED: The film that turned John away from libertarianism!51:00 — Outro, and final thoughts. Thanks for supporting Haman Nature! John's website: https://scifiwright.comAdam on X: https://x.com/Rerazer Adam's other podcast: https://naturalorderpodcast.com
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