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Recently, David J. Theroux (Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of The Independent Institute and Publisher of The Independent Review<\/a>, and Founder and President of the C.S. Lewis Society of California<\/a>) posted a three part blog concerning C.S. Lewis’s political and moral philosophy.\u00a0 Drawing from a substantial number of Lewis’s works, Theroux addresses topics such as utilitarianism, the welfare state, and a variety of other topics.\u00a0 All three of his articles are linked below.<\/p>\n

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Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 3
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Please note that the content and viewpoints of Mr. Theroux are his own and are not necessarily those of the C.S. Lewis Foundation. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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