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A Philosopher Goes To War
A Philosopher Goes To War
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Al Murray chats to Dr Waitman Wade Beorn about one of the most fascinating ruminations on fighting during the Second World War - Warriors by J. Glenn Gary.
J. Glenn Gray entered the army as a private in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he was informed of his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University, years after the end of war - the philosopher reread his war diaries and began to write eloquently on warfare does to soldiers, especially our understanding of cruelty in war.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com
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J. Glenn Gray entered the army as a private in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he was informed of his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University, years after the end of war - the philosopher reread his war diaries and began to write eloquently on warfare does to soldiers, especially our understanding of cruelty in war.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com
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Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
71. Svetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face of War: Merry Christmas from We Have Ways of Making You Talk, over the next 12 days Al and James are reading you extracts from some of their favourite books about the war. Today, James is reading from The Unwomanly Face of War, by Svetlana Alexievich. by WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk