Episode #242 ... Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Philosophize This! by Stephen West

Nov 29, 202531:00Society & Culture

Today we talk about the philosophy behind the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We talk about how ineffective violence and honor codes are as ways of maintaining the stability of a society. How catastrophe ma...

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