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Jeffrey Rosen on Virtue and the Pursuit of Happiness

Jeffrey Rosen on Virtue and the Pursuit of Happiness

Update: 2025-03-28
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In this episode of the Pluralist Points podcast, Ben Klutsey, the executive director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about the Founders’ understanding of the pursuit of happiness and how it relates to virtue. They discuss the notion of bounded liberty, the importance of deep reading, literature that contains ancient wisdom and much more.

Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video

Recorded March 5th, 2025

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Jeffrey Rosen on Virtue and the Pursuit of Happiness

Jeffrey Rosen on Virtue and the Pursuit of Happiness

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