Episode #243 ... Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Philosophize This! by Stephen West

Dec 27, 202530:41Society & Culture

Today we talk about the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. We compare more traditional takes on the themes of the play to a more modern, philosophical analysis of the play done by Simon Critchley and Jamieson We...

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