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Davis's examination of this pivotal era invites listeners to reflect on the historical foundations that inform today's political landscape.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16609</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0f4154157f57f19b65ca30ada0836a64.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind-Jean-Jacques Rousseau</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/discourse-upon-the-origin-and-the-foundation-of-the-inequality-among-mankind-jean-jacques-rousseau--73632329</link><description><![CDATA[Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind" delves into the complexities of social inequality and its roots in human society. 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