A History of Freedom
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Rufus J. Fears
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It can be argued that one simple idea - the concept of freedom - has been the driving force of Western civilization and may be the most influential intellectual force the world has ever known. But what is freedom, exactly? These 36 engaging lectures tell the dramatic story of freedom from ancient Greece to our own day, exploring a concept so close to us we may never have considered it with the thoroughness it deserves.
In exploring what freedom meant to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, and other great historical figures, you'll probe a range of provocative issues related to a concept we in the 21st century sometimes take for granted. What does it take to be free, to have and to hold liberty? What role do the liberal arts and the world of the intellect play in the life of a free society or a free individual? How should we understand the relationship among freedom, religion, and morality?
With Professor Fears guiding and informing your thinking, you explore the birth of the idea of freedom in Greece and the story of the world's first democracy; the status and meaning of freedom in both the Roman Republic and the Empire; the role of Christianity in that flowering of freedom, and the Christian view of the true meaning of human liberation; the debates about freedom that informed the framing and ratification of the United States Constitution; its awful testing on the battlefields of the Civil War; the struggles of free peoples against domestic injustices and foreign dictatorships during the 20th century; and the questions about freedom we still face today.
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Gesamt2 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher4 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte1 out of 5 stars
- Bob
- 31.12.2022
Bias untempered by charity
The professor comes across as very opinionated. I don't mind opinionated professors as long as they acknowledge their tendencies and try to be charitable towards those they disagree with. Sadly, this professor doesn't even attempt any effort at charity, but neither does he claim to do so.
If you're looking for a vigorous defense of this professors notion of liberty and hear him trace it through his interpretation of history then this might be the right course for you.
If instead you are looking for an overview of what different people at different times have said and done relating to the question of liberty and freedom you would not miss out by skipping this course.
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Gesamt1 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher4 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte1 out of 5 stars
- Mummpizz
- 21.02.2018
Conservative and vain
Was genau hätte man an A History of Freedom noch verbessern können?
I would have loved a more sceptical approach. Fears describes every achievement in the history of freedom like a piling-up of ever more trophies for the winning team (which turns out to be, small wonder, the USA). Obviously, he believes in god, so he doesn't question god as the "author" of natural law. "Human nature doesn't change" – this he says actually quite often, which tells that he doesn't question most of the things he's been taught. Luscious descriptions of battles and clashes are entertaining, but have nothing to do with freedom. His ignorance of anything outside makes him commit blunders like naming "Nicolay Lenin" (correct: Wladimir Iljitch); his struggles at pronouncing Stalin's original name "Dshugashwili" may be forgiven.
Whoever, like me, wants something a bit sociological or even philosophical, should avoid this audiobook at all costs. It's policy, and the economy. Stupid.
Was werden Sie wohl als nächstes hören?
Probably a classic, like the Aeneid.
Wie hat Ihnen Professor Rufus J. Fears als Sprecher gefallen? Warum?
He has a nice voice, but like most people telling rubbish he repeats things he esteems to be of meaning, he repeats these things (like this). This may fit a politician or an outback pastor; I find it inappropriate for a professor.
Welche Figur würden Sie in A History of Freedom weglassen?
The author.
Was wäre für andere Hörer sonst noch hilfreich zu wissen, um das Hörbuch richtig einschätzen zu können?
I don't know what Americans are taught as "history", but this is rock-bottom level in respect of critical thinking and broad perspective. It's a eulogy to the USA and its freedoms and why it won't get any better than this and everybody should be grateful (inside) and envious (outside).
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3 Leute fanden das hilfreich