Eternal Tales | Stanley Fish, Joanna Kavenna, Barry Smith

Philosophy For Our Times

English - October 13, 2016 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
Philosophy Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality free philosophy smart thinking intellectual news science art politics debates Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Everything We Know Is Wrong | Lawrence Krauss, Kenneth Cukier, Steve Fuller

Next Episode: The Dark Side of the Universe | Erik Verlinde, Michael Duff, Massimo Pigliucci

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes

While the world turns we think ideas, right or wrong, are eternal. Yet meaning changes over time and context. Should we conclude that, like the material world, ideas are transient and knowledge and morality passing stories? Or is the eternal in our grasp after all?

New York Times columnist and author of The Trouble with Principle Stanley Fish, philosopher of language Barry C. Smith and award-winning novelist Joanna Kavenna seek out the eternal.

There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=eternal-tales

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.