From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
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From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
From Exile to Enlightenment: The Life That Shaped John Locke’s Ideas | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 1
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From Exile to Enlightenment: The Life That Shaped John Locke’s Ideas | Timeless Thinkers Ep.3 Part 1
In this opening part of Timeless Thinkers Episode 3, we explore the extraordinary life behind one of the Enlightenment’s most influential philosophers — John Locke. Living through civil war, restoration, exile, and revolution, Locke witnessed the struggle between monarchy and liberty that would define modern political thought. His experiences under Charles II and James II, his friendship with the Earl of Shaftesbury, and his exile in the Netherlands all shaped his conviction that legitimate...
Timeless Thinkers
From diagnosis to design: understanding power's eternal problem. In this second part of our Montesquieu series, we explore the fundamental challenge that every government in history has faced, and most have failed to solve. Montesquieu observed that power, by its very nature, seeks to expand. It corrupts not because people are evil, but because authority naturally attempts to extend its reach as far as it will go. This was Montesquieu's revolutionary insight: "It is an eternal experience tha...
