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Peter Lamarque on Literature and Truth
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Many people have claimed that one of the benefits of reading writers like Dostoevsky and Shakespeare is that they convey important truths about the human condition. Peter Lamarque is sceptical about this way of speaking about literature. He explains why in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Released:
Sep 14, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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