2017-08-17
29 分钟Hello,
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So we're going to be talking about individual philosophers on most shows,
but let's never forget the fact
that our ultimate goal throughout this current arc of the show is to tell some of the main philosophical stories of the 20th century.
And look, realistically, you could never tell the full story on a show like this anyway.
But the point is, we're talking about more than just individuals now.
We're talking about movements.
We're talking about massive historical events that thinkers are living within and reacting to.
We're telling a story here.
And whenever you're telling a story,
sometimes you need a narrator that takes a step back from the individual characters and what they're saying,
and talks about what's going on on a larger scale so that you can understand the behavior of the characters better.
Why is it that freedom and responsibility are so important to Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir,
specifically in the time they're living?
What were they responding to?
Why is Bertrand Russell so concerned with mathematics?
Why is Wittgenstein so concerned with language specifically during the time he was living in the early 20th century?