The PloughRead: Three Kants and a Thousand Skulls by Simeon Wiehler
In Rwanda, the tales of a young student, an Enlightenment philosopher, and a skull-hunting colonialist intertwine.
Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson · Plough
November 30, 202124m 25s
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Show Notes
Simeon Wiehler, university dean in Rwanda, reflects on cruelty and healing in a land scarred by genocide, drawing on philosopher Immanuel Kant; Richard Kandt, a German colonialist obsessed with craniometry; and a young student, also named Kant.
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