John Milbank on Postliberalism, Vitalism, and the Question of the Philosopher-Kings

The Norwegian journal of politics and philosophy, Røyst, interviews the English theologian and philosopher, John Milbank, on the meaning and relevance of postliberalism in an increasingly unstable global political reality.

00:00 Introduksjon
02:15 What is Postliberalism?
19:00 A postliberal critique of Nationalism, Trump and contemporary politics
33:50 The radicalization of identity politics, Right and Left
36:00 The problem of the beautiful soul
51:00 Is postliberalism too religious? How can it appeal to secular people?
58:21 On Nietzsche, Vitalism and Christianity
01:09:58 On Plato and the philosopher-kings

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