Will a Laissez-faire Society Lead to the Best and Most Noble Achievements of Mankind? | The Cave of Apelles

Jan-Ove Tuv and Carl Korsnes sit down to discuss the pros and cons of capitalism in terms of classical culture. Will a society based on the laissez-faire model lead to the best and most noble achievements of mankind?

Topics discussed in this episode:
• The philosophical roots of cultural politics
• Disguised political propaganda
• What if cultural politics supported classical values?
• The immoral price gap between modern and classical works
• Adam Smith: only virtuous products are sustainable?
• The typical “capitalist” attitude towards culture
• Open markets equals more “diversity”
• The state: as small as possible
• The solution

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This conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Melisa Calabria.
The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts’ Hope.

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  • Apelles was asked why he touched and retouched his pictures with so much care, to which he replied:
    "I paint for eternity"