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

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Apr 27, 202650:17Religion & Spirituality

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 by Audioboom. 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...

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Published Apr 27, 2026, 50:17 long, audio available.

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

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