Enrique Pallares on Spanish Liberalism and Conservatism, Miguel de Unamuno, and The Dangers of Ideology

In this episode:

• Enrique Pallares joins the podcast to discuss conservatism and liberalism in the Spanish tradition, and how it is influenced by and departs from other European political traditions
• a deep dive into the life and thought of Miguel de Unamuno, a Spanish thinker who opposed ideology and stressed the centrality of the person
• how ideology subjugates the human person and closes us off to living a truly human life

Texts Mentioned:

• The Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk
• Intelligible Spain by Julian Marias
• Cadiz Constitution of 1812
• Unam Sanctam by Pope Boniface VIII
• En Torno al Casticismo by Miguel de Unamuno (in English and Spanish)
• “What is Ideology?” by Mark Shiffman
• Gorgias by Plato
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• casacarmenwines.com

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