![]() ![]() More interestingly, it is an ideal that is easily identifiable in present day. them” mentality creates barriers, and promotes a dangerous sense of nationalism, all fuelled by political propaganda. It was appropriately titled “Us and Them- and the destruction of reality.”Īs Stanley continually emphasized throughout, fascism is the undermining of equality, the developing and alienating of a group of people as “other”. ![]() The first lecture covered the structure of fascist propaganda the second focused on why fascism opposes liberalism, and probably the most relevant to the world today was the third lecture where he detailed the tactics of fascist regimes. Trump into office, all the months leading up to it, and the subsequent time afterwards has brought a much-needed awareness to the topics of censorship, freedom of speech and expression, the role of the media, propaganda, and an even larger picture: fascism. (and by extension, the world as a whole), is knee-deep in odd and troubling times. His father was a sociology professor and Stanley himself is an expert in the philosophy language and epistemology, but what probably influenced his ideas and topics the most is where he lives. It seems a bit of a jump at first, to have a speaker set his sights on such a heavy and complicated topic as fascism, and some may even ask where the relevance lies. Each lecture opened with some snacks and drinks and a short intro of Stanley and his work given by a different Trent Philosophy professor each night, after which he immediately delved into the topic of fascism. Each had a healthy turn-out filling three quarters of the lecture hall. The lectures were a three-day long event divided into two-hour sessions on the 26th, 27th and 28th of September. Kathryn Norlock who was aware of Stanley’s online presence and influence on budding philosophical minds. He was invited by the Kenneth Mark Drain Chair Dr. His lecture series, “How Fascism Works” is a prelude to his next book. Jason Stanley has published several books, his most recent titled “How Propaganda Works” which won the 2016 PROSE Award in Philosophy. Trent had the pleasure of hosting a published author and Yale philosophy professor at Gzowski last week. ![]()
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