#60 Steven B. Smith (Patriotism, What makes a great political regime, socialism, European powers)

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Steven B. Smith and I talk about: 00:02:01 How Steven's latest book about the Virtue of Patriotism has been received? What does patriotism actually mean? Is patriotism just an emotion? Does patriotism imply a sense of superiority?00:16:34 Should we start our own customized virtual countries? Is the nation state outdated and too many assumptions are 'baked into the cake' of the existing nation state?00:33:29 Do we live in the best possible 'political regime'?00:37:23 Is Jean-Jacques Rousseau the original 'father of socialism'? What are the advantages of his thought process and the direct democracy?00:43:23 An origin story of the 'two sides' of the US political system? Are we wasting too many resources in a 'repetitive debate'?00:50:43 Why are we drawn to so many false dichotomies and narratives - especially on a federal level? Are we in a crisis of representative democracy?00:59:10 Is the uptick in the rate of change the reason for the return to authoritarianism? Is an authoritarian regime the 'Venture Capital' of political regimes? Does democracy need more competition?01:11:43 Why has there not been a revolution in the US since 1776?01:18:41 Is the 'falling out with god' the root cause of what happened in the 20th century in Europe? What was the role of Germany during the time?01:25:43 How the approach to (political) philosophy in Germany and East Asia so different.01:31:11 Why WWI changed European politics forever? You may also watch this episode on Youtube - Steven B. Smith (Patriotism, What makes great political regime, socialism, European powers). Steven B. Smith has been teaching at Yale since 1984. Steven's lecture series 'Introduction to Political Philosophy' has been viewed 700,000 times on Youtube. Steven also has been a prolific author including  Hegel’s Critique of Liberalism , Political Philosophy (2012) and the Modernity and its Discontents . His newest book "Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes" is now available on Amazon. Find more episodes from the Judgment Call Podcast: Apple iTunesGoogle PlaySpotifyReddit