Jun 15, 2023
Lorraine Daston
Rules: A Short History of What We Live By (The Lawrence Stone Lectures)
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and...
Jun 15, 2023
Wendy Brown (Princeton)
Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber (The Tanner Lectures on Human Values)
One of America’s leading political theorists analyzes the nihilism degrading―and confounding―political and academic life today. Through readings of Max Weber’s Vocation Lectures, she proposes ways to counter...