Episode
Andrea Wulf on Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and The Invention of The Self
COMPLEXITY · Mar 24, 2023 · 1 h 07 min
For centuries, Medieval life in Europe meant a world determined and prescribed by church and royalty. The social sphere was very much a pyramid, and everybody had to answer to and fit within the schemes of those on top. And then, on wings of reason, Modern selves emerged to scrutinize these systems and at great cost swap them for others that more evenly distribute power and authority. Cosmic…
