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The Rich Modern Concept of the Self and the Art of Reading Silently Part 2

The Rich Modern Concept of the Self and the Art of Reading Silently Part 2

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast


The Rich Modern Concept of the Self and the Art of Reading Silently Part 2

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this second part of a two episode instalment, I look at how the development of a specific type of technique - reading silently as opposed to reading aloud - carved out a greater interior space in the human mind to give acreage for a richer concept of the self to develop. How did we get from the ancient Greek who had very little concept of interiority to the arguably narcissistic modern self who is wrapped up in the tangles of their own head? Here I will be borrowing from the work of Charles Taylor and Robert Darnton to explore these ideas.
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (61)

A self-indulgent vanity project of a man with a microphone in hand, each episode explores a philosophical theme hopefully with a certain degree of accuracy. I try to keep it pretty light. More philosophy nerd than academic, it sprung out of free time during the pandemic. @KMaca5