Family, Reactionary Feminism, and Self-Help with Socrates | Christopher Lasch & Mary Harrington

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersections of family, reactionary feminism, and self-help with insights from Christopher Lasch and Mary Harrington.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Theory Underground, David McKerracher

Guests: Christopher Lasch, Mary Harrington

Topics covered

• family
• feminism
• self-help
• philosophy
• education

Keywords

• family
• reactionary feminism
• self-help
• philosophy
• Theory Underground

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