Episode 526: Nature Has a Normative Standard?

<p>James and guest co-host Tom Krannawitter try to figure out (and explain) what the normative standard of nature is.</p><p>00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview</p><p>01:08 Trump, the Midterms, and the Future of the Republican Party</p><p>06:27 Colorado Republicans and the Changing Conservative Movement</p><p>09:42 What Does It Mean to Be a Conservative?</p><p>16:02 Aristotle, the American Founding, and the Role of Virtue</p><p>18:58 Foolishness of the Week: Mike Johnson and the $5,000 Checks</p><p>21:46 The New Deal, Government Spending, and Buying Votes</p><p>26:57 Why Culture Matters More Than Politics</p><p>30:13 The Normative Standard of Nature</p><p>32:50 Natural Law, Human Nature, and Right and Wrong</p><p>34:41 Aristotle on Virtue and Friendship</p><p>38:46 Can Morality Exist Without Religion?</p><p>40:04 Learning from Experience, Age, and Human Nature</p><p>44:29 Can Political and Cultural Norms Be Unjust?</p><p>46:42 The Declaration of Independence as a Moral Standard</p><p>47:54 The Intellectual Origins of American Progressivism</p><p>49:05 Hegel, John C. Calhoun, and the Rejection of Natural Rights</p><p>50:33 How the German Model Transformed American Education</p><p>52:56 Progressivism and the Rejection of Nature</p>