In our latest podcast, Professor Dungey and Walker travel beyond the modern philosophical account the individual and introduce a "postmodern" account of identity. Here we explore the role of language as a form of power operating in the creation of the self and what this means for an aesthetic view of identity and life. 

In Parts I and II of "The Crisis," Professor Dungey and Walker have argued that a fundamental transformation in the economic and political arenas have had a profound impact on the lives of American citizens. The consequences of this transformation have marginalized the importance of the American citizen and crippled their economic capacity to pursue economic and material well-being. In Part III of "The Crisis," Professor Dungey and Walker explore the philosophical origins of the American preoccupation with vanity and the perception of political importance. 

In Part II of this controversial discussion, Professor Dungey provides an analysis of the economic dimension of the fracturing of the modern liberal philosophical system.  In this discussion Professor Dungey identifies the way the transformation of the traditional liberal economic system has moved us beyond market based economic processes and what this means for the individual and citizen.