Chains, laws, stars, pushpin & poetry « Up@dawn

Our Little History moves swiftly, we’re up to Rousseau, Kant, and Bentham. And we have one more politically-themed Philosophy Bites interview, with Wendy Brown on Tolerance.

“Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” That’s a memorable phrase.

So is  “Two things fill me with awe: the starry heavens above and the moral law within.”

And slightly less florid, but every bit as consequential: ”Prejudice apart, the game of push-pin is of equal value with the arts and sciences of music and poetry.”

So, class: who said what? (Hint: not Wendy Brown) Would that be a fair question for the exam?

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