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Ray Monk on Philosophy and Biography
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ray Monk discusses the relationship between philosophy and biography in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast. Can an understanding the life of a philosopher help us understand that philosopher's work? Is there anything that philosophers can learn from biography? Monk as author of biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, two very different personalities, is well-placed to address these questions.
Released:
Aug 31, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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