# #82 - Why It's Okay to be a Moderate | Marcus Arvan

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Podcast: [The Ethical Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ethical-frontier-6723630)
Published: 2025-12-22T17:24:58+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theethicalfrontier/episodes/82---Why-Its-Okay-to-be-a-Moderate--Marcus-Arvan-e3cmq41
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Duration seconds: 3142

## Resource

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Marcus Arvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Tampa. Website: https://www.marcusarvan.net/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Its-OK-Be-Moderate-ebook/dp/B0DHV391V9 Summary:In this interview, Marcus Arvan shows how many of history’s worst evils have resulted from far-right and far-left radicalism, and how many widely hailed social and political achievements have been achieved by moderates and radicals working in constructive tension with each other.

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