93 TEASER | Charles Mills and the Racial Contract
What's Left of Philosophy - A podcast by Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris

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In this episode, we talk about the late, great Charles Mills and his landmark book The Racial Contract. Forcefully arguing that the modern discourse of egalitarianism and freedom is underwritten by a tacit commitment to global white supremacy, Mills develops an immanent criticism of liberalism that remains faithful to many of its core values. We discuss the limits and promises of liberal universalism, the potential reform of contractarian logic, and whether white people really mean it when th...