Harvey Mansfield September 26, 2016 (Episode 67)
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Chapter 1 : On Crime and Mysteries
On Bill James, Agatha Christie, Donald Westlake and what we can learn from crime and mysteries.
0:15 - 22:20 -
Chapter 2 : P.G. Wodehouse
Why should we read the British comedic writer P.G. Wodehouse? Harvey Mansfield explains.
22:20 - 33:18 -
Chapter 3 : James Q. Wilson
Kristol and Mansfield consider the contribution of the late political scientist James Q. Wilson.
33:18 - 43:52 -
Chapter 4 : Winston Churchill as Writer
Not only a great statesman, Winston Churchill was an important writer. Mansfield explains.
43:52 - 57:58 -
Chapter 5 : Gulliver's Travels
Harvey Mansfield interprets Jonathan Swift’s great Gulliver’s Travels as a critique of modern science.
57:58 - 1:18:23