Conservatism

In Our Spare Time by Oxford University

Nov 1, 2021106:21Education

In this episode, Jan-Willem Prügel discusses the historical origins and philosophical characteristics of Conservatism with two brilliant Oxford students of the humanities. Some say Conservatism is not even a proper polit...

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