This week, Rhys and Colin are joined by Nathan Johnson, Provost of Davenant Hall, to discuss his Ad Fontes article "When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward". Why are obligations more important than rights? What roots do human societies need to flourish? And is rootedness compatible with multiculturalism? They discuss all these questions and more!

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Timestamps
00:00:00-00:13:21 - Intro; introduction to Simon Weil and The Need for Roots
00:13:31-00:30:52 difference between rights and obligations; Weil vs. the social contract
00:31:03-00:54:14 the need for roots; roots and multiculturalism
00:54:24-end - what we're reading; spotlight; wrap up

Currently Reading
Colin: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Rhys: Covenant: The New Politics of Home, Neighbourhood, and Nation by Danny Kruger
Nathan: The Shining Human Creature by Thomas Traherne

Texts Discussed
"When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward" by Nathan Johnson
The Need for Roots by Simone Weil
"The Iliad, or the Poem of Force" by Simone Weil

Spotlight
Made Like the Maker by Thomas Traherne (pre-order now!)

Music
Intro and Outro:
Midnight Stroll by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
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Link Music:
New Road by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
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