We're All Hoboes Now (ft. Nathan Johnson)

This week, Rhys and Colin are joined by Nathan Johnson, Provost of Davenant Hall, to discuss his Ad Fontes article "When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward". Why are obligations more important than rights? What roots do human societies need to flourish? And is rootedness compatible with multiculturalism? They discuss all these questions and more! Subscribe to Ad Fontes from just $2.50 per month! Gain access to our quaterly print editions and exclusive interviews, and support our work. Subscribe here: https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/ Timestamps 00:00:00-00:13:21 - Intro; introduction to Simon Weil and The Need for Roots 00:13:31-00:30:52 difference between rights and obligations; Weil vs. the social contract 00:31:03-00:54:14 the need for roots; roots and multiculturalism 00:54:24-end - what we"re reading; spotlight; wrap up Currently Reading Colin: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass   Rhys: Covenant: The New Politics of Home, Neighbourhood, and Nation by Danny Kruger  Nathan: The Shining Human Creature by Thomas Traherne Texts Discussed "When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward" by Nathan Johnson The Need for Roots by Simone Weil "The Iliad, or the Poem of Force" by Simone Weil Spotlight Made Like the Maker by Thomas Traherne (pre-order now!) Music Intro and Outro: Midnight Stroll by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/2gic0s Link Music: New Road by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: