What Is Freedom & How Do We Cultivate It?

Continuing the Conversation: a Great Books podcast by St. John’s College

Feb 15 2023 • 40 mins

Liberal education is education for freedom. What kind of freedom does it or should it cultivate?  Freedom without discipline is anarchy, and life without freedom is tyranny—or so says Annapolis tutor David Townsend, who joins host Zena Hitz in this probing conversation into the nature of freedom, the ways in which individuals and communities can cultivate it, and the need for self-discipline in tempering our freedoms. The two also discuss how a liberal education can free minds from the prejudices connatural to all human communities, and how the St. John’s education strives to do just that.

You Might Like

Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
This American Life
This American Life
This American Life
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Criminal
Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network
The Ezra Klein Show
The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan | Cumulus Podcast Network
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
Literally! With Rob Lowe
Literally! With Rob Lowe
Stitcher & Team Coco, Rob Lowe
We Can Do Hard Things
We Can Do Hard Things
Glennon Doyle and Audacy
Am I the Jerk?
Am I the Jerk?
youtube.com/amithejerk
Radio Rental
Radio Rental
Tenderfoot TV & Audacy
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Molecole Urban
Molecole Urban
Edoardo Imperiale