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CBC IDEAS Schedule for September 29 - October 3
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Tuesday, September 30
MACHIAVELLI: THE PRINCE OF PARADOX
Niccolo Machiavelli's name is synonymous with treachery and cunning. His most famous book, The Prince, was written exactly 500 years ago, and since then it's inspired political leaders around the world. It's been called a handbook for gangsters. Yet some scholars believe that it's a brilliant satire. IDEAS producer Nicola Luksic explores the case for both sides.
Wednesday, October 1
THE DEGROWTH PARADIGM
The degrowth movement is a relatively new contender in the economic and political debates that swirl around humanity's future. Degrowthers believe we need a more modest and sane alternative to the constant pressures of expansion that are destroying the ecological basis of our existence. Author and essayist Richard Swift explores the degrowth alternative, in theory and in practice.
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