The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

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The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

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Mar 28, 2012

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Benjamen Walker explores situationism and the legacy of French philosopher Guy Debord's famous phrase

Released:

Mar 28, 2012

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Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's become an intellectual cliché in order to analyse its true meaning

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The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle': Benjamen Walker explores situationism and the legacy of French philosopher Guy Debord's famous phrase by The Big Ideas
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The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Nietzsche's 'God is dead': What did Nietzsche mean by the death of God? Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of the German philosopher's statement by The Big Ideas
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The Big Ideas podcast: Plato's 'just society': Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of Plato's Republic by The Big Ideas
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The Big Ideas podcast: Rousseau's 'Man is born free': On the tricentenary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of the Swiss-born French philosopher by The Big Ideas
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The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

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