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PREMIUM-Ep. 284: Mark Twain’s Philosophy of Human Nature (Part Two)

PREMIUM-Ep. 284: Mark Twain’s Philosophy of Human Nature (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast


PREMIUM-Ep. 284: Mark Twain’s Philosophy of Human Nature (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Dec 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Continuing on "What Is Man" (1905). We work through Twain's metaphors for human nature, say what he means by "instinct," contemplate his notion of identity and why he thinks you are apparently different from your body-machine, and gauge the practical upshot of his stances. If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.
Released:
Dec 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.