EP 309 Richard David Hames on the Final Performance of Western Civilization?
Jim talks with Richard David Hames, picking up from the ideas in his recent Facebook essay about the decline of Western civilization. They discuss the retreat from truth in politics & institutions, postmodernism's impact on rationality, China's governance model, the failure of democratic institutions, wealth inequality & social stratification, the liberation of women as our era's defining achievement, climate change denial, the futility of modern warfare, AI's disruptive potential, the loss of character & virtue in leadership, living in a liminal period between worlds, and much more.
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Richard's Facebook post
Manmade: 50 Failings of Our Own Making, by Adam Jacoby and Richard Hames
Education in a Time Between Worlds, by Zachary Stein
Zak Stein's appearances on The Jim Rutt Show
Richard David Hames is a philosopher, activist, strategist, and advisor to boards and governments, mentoring leaders out of their manufactured normalcy. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is Manmade: 50 Failings of Our Own Making, coauthored with Adam A. Jacoby.
Episode Transcript
Richard's Facebook post
Manmade: 50 Failings of Our Own Making, by Adam Jacoby and Richard Hames
Education in a Time Between Worlds, by Zachary Stein
Zak Stein's appearances on The Jim Rutt Show
Richard David Hames is a philosopher, activist, strategist, and advisor to boards and governments, mentoring leaders out of their manufactured normalcy. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is Manmade: 50 Failings of Our Own Making, coauthored with Adam A. Jacoby.
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