About this episode
Iona Italia discusses the enduring importance of Enlightenment values with lawyer and historian Adam Wakeling.
Iona Italia talks to lawyer and historian Adam Wakeling about the enduring importance of Enlightenment values and how to defend them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Iona Italia
Guest: Adam Wakeling
Topics covered
- Enlightenment values
- importance of Enlightenment
- defending values
- law
- history
Keywords
- Enlightenment
- values
- importance
- defense
- lawyer
- historian
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Enlightenment
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