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Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One) artwork
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Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast by Mark Linsenmayer

Apr 28, 202649:45Society & Culture

On Denis Diderot's Rameau's Nephew , a dialogue written in the 1760s. Is virtue necessary for happiness, or in the real world, is vice necessary to get by? Diderot's character Rameau argues the latter: that philosophical...

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Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One) is an episode from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast by Mark Linsenmayer. On Denis Diderot's Rameau's Nephew , a dialogue written in the 1760s. Is virtue necessary for happiness, or i...

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Published Apr 28, 2026, 49:45 long, audio available.