# Leon Kass on the Wisdom of Rousseau

An episode of [EconTalk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/135066958), 16 Jun 2025, 1 h 17 min.

Audio: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6fdba516-8381-43b0-b29f-59d05512b693/episodes/2de71c96-a097-402b-9618-5c66adf74ce3/audio/cc9195cf-5a60-4a3a-b41f-7676b8fd6459/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=wgl4xEgL

Does technology liberate us or enslave us? How do our social interactions affect our sense of self and our emotional health? Listen as author and master teacher Leon Kass and EconTalk's Russ Roberts do a close reading of a few paragraphs of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and explore some of the deepest aspects of our relationships with each other and with our technology.

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