{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e3852cbdb67c0f94f393857/5e38537d94ec4b4a36d44809?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom","description":"<p>This week Jacob T. Levy joins us to discuss his new book, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Rationalism-Pluralism-Freedom-Jacob-Levy/dp/0198717148\"><em>Rationalism, Pluralism and Freedom</em></a> (2015).</p><p>Can rationalism and pluralism be reconciled in the liberal tradition? Why not?</p><p>How much authority is proper for intermediate groups? When does pluralism shift into illiberalism? How can the balance of power between intermediate groups be used to grow the power of a central state?</p><p><strong>Show Notes and Further Reading</strong></p><p>Montesquieu, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Laws-Charles-Baron-Montesquieu/dp/1616405287/\"><em>The Spirit of Laws</em></a> (book)</p>","author_name":"Libertarianism.org"}