Aux 1: Generosity to the Opponent

Phlogiston: idiosyncratic and out of context

The principle of generosity in a debate or dialogue: don't ignore or mischaracterize your opponent's argument. In this podcast, we consider Churchill and the Bengal famine of 1943-44 versus Stalin and collectivization. Here are some of the sources we consider: Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age Arthur Herman 2008 - A History of British India By: The Great Courses, Hayden J. Bellenoit 2017 - Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II Book by Madhusree Mukerjee - Rise and Fall of the British Empire Patrick N. Allitt - Churchill, J. Rufus Fears - Churchill, Paul Johnson/Simon Prebble - David Stafford - Roosevelt & Churchill - Stalin New Biography of a Dictator by Oleg V. Khlevniuk- Churchill Walking with Destiny (Audiobook) - Shashi Tharoor - Inglorious Empire_What the British Did to India - 2018