Animals don't ask questions
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English - January 27, 2020 14:58 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBArts Science literature anthropology art history music philosophy science Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Starting with the putative notion that animals don't interrogate, but rather express or plea, I look at the spectrum between meditative interiority and frantic banter. I argue that our culture demands tempo above truth and comfort over truth. I finally suggest that the pauses in dialog are the key to insight.