Matthew Stewart, The Epicurean Republic (Open Agenda, 2021)
The Epicurean Republic\xa0is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and award-winning author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart. In his later years, Thomas Jefferson referred to \u201cthe revolutionary part of the [American] Revolution\u201d, which for him meant the founding ideals that would serve as a model for the world on how to build a modern state, as opposed to an incidental squabble between one country and its former colonists. This wide-ranging conversation explores how many of these ideals that Jefferson referred to are part of an intellectual thread that passes through key Enlightenment thinkers such as Spinoza and can be traced all the way back to Epicurus.\nHoward Burton\xa0is the founder of the\xa0Ideas Roadshow,\xa0Ideas on Film\xa0and host of the\xa0Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at\xa0howard@ideasroadshow.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law