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HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists
La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
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HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists is an episode from History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps by Peter Adamson. La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishnes...
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Published May 31, 2026, 23:01 long, audio available.
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