Civic Virtue and Citizenship
Live at the National Constitution Center
English - April 04, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode we explore the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Joining the conversation are: Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
This program is made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers.
Additional Resources
Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Christopher Beem, The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy
Christopher Sheilds, "Aristotle," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Robert Pasnau, "Thomas Aquinas," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Lorraine Pangle, Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy
Lorraine and Thomas Pangle, The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders
Lorraine Pangle, The Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin
Scotty Hendricks, "Ben Franklin's 13 Guidelines for Living a Good Life," Big Think
Xenophon, Memorabilia
Eve Browning, "Xenophon," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Federalist 10
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
George Washington, First Annual Message to Congress (1790)
Adam Harris, "George Washington's Broken Dream of a National University," The Atlantic
National Constitution Center, "Lessons from Tocqueville in America," Live at the National Constitution Center
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In this episode we explore the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Joining the conversation are: Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
This program is made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers.
Additional Resources
Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Christopher Beem, The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy
Christopher Sheilds, "Aristotle," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Robert Pasnau, "Thomas Aquinas," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Lorraine Pangle, Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy
Lorraine and Thomas Pangle, The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders
Lorraine Pangle, The Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin
Scotty Hendricks, "Ben Franklin's 13 Guidelines for Living a Good Life," Big Think
Xenophon, Memorabilia
Eve Browning, "Xenophon," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Federalist 10
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
George Washington, First Annual Message to Congress (1790)
Adam Harris, "George Washington's Broken Dream of a National University," The Atlantic
National Constitution Center, "Lessons from Tocqueville in America," Live at the National Constitution Center
Stay Connected and Learn More
Continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.
Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.
Please subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center and our companion podcast We the People on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.