Leon Kass on the Wisdom of Rousseau

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We'd love to hear from you. Today is May 26, 2025, and my guest today is author and teacher and Professor Leon Cass. The Dean of Faculty here at Shalem College in Jerusalem. This is Leon's second appearance on the program. He was last here in March of 2021 talking about human flourishing, living well, and Aristotle.

Leon, welcome back to Econ Talk. Thanks very much. Nice to be back with you, Ross. Our topic for today is a thinker I have never respected. But I really never read either, so that's kind of awkward.

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