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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book TV 20150321

I would venture to say it is the predominant view of the elite of our culture. Prominent in europe as well which has become very secular. It embraces ideas about liberty and personality to the nature of human beings that are distinctive socially liberal views lifeanddeath issues generally identity issues the spectrum of socalled hot button morally charged issues in our culture. That is a view that i am writing the book against kemal i hope respectfully because it is a view that has very credible supporters and i want to do them the justice that they deserve. They put forward arguments. I want to put forward counterarguments have gone i have found that secular liberal views are so widespread as to go largely unquestioned. As a result many yields to the the temptation to believe that anyone who disagrees with them is a big it all religious fundamentalist. Reason and science they confidently believe on their side. Guest that is me have on anything you want to add to that . Guest i think i ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book TV 20150322

Now joining us on booktv is robert george, professor of Juris Prudence here at princeton, university. Way want to talk to him about his recent book conscience and its enemies confronting the dog mas of liberal secularism. Dr. George oh, do you you define liberal secular system. Guest a view about human detonation and dignity that competes with other views some secular but not liberal, some religious. Its a view that is very common in places like the one where we are right now university communities. I would venture to say its the predominant view in the elite sector our our culture and prominent in europe, which has become a very secular society. It embraces ideas about liberty and the personality, about the nature of human beings about ethics that are distinctive in our own time. Its associated with socially liberal views about matters of sexuality, abortion life and death issues. Generally identity issues. Kind of the spectrum o ....

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