Defending the Constitution of Knowledge: Ben Klutsey talks to Jonathan Rauch
Defending the Constitution of Knowledge: Ben Klutsey talks to Jonathan RauchDescription
In this twelfth installment of our series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the Director of Academic Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Jonathan Rauch about fallibilism, groupthink, cancelers and trolls, and why the constitution of knowledge is better than the marketplace of ideas. Rauch is a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. His latest book is “The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth” (2021). Previous works include “The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50” (2018), “Political Realism: How Hacks, Machines, Big Money, and Back-Room Deals Can Strengthen American Democracy” (2015) and “Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America” (2004).
This series also includes interviews with Alan Charles Kors, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Ilana Redstone, Richard Ebeling, Robert Talisse, Danielle Allen, Roger Berkowitz, Virgil Storr, Kevin Vallier, Juliana Schroeder and John Inazu.
Resources:
Jonathan Rauch, The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Abrams et al. vs United States
Saturday Night Live, Jane, you Ignorant Slut
Martin Gurri, Revolt of the Public
Polanyi, Republic of Science
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