Introducing 'Conversations in Philosophy'

<p>James Wood and Jonathan Rée introduce their new Close Readings series, Conversations in Philosophy, running throughout 2025. They explain the title of the series and why they'll be challenging a hundred years of academic convention by reuniting the worlds of literature and philosophy.</p><br><p>The first episode will come out on Monday 6 January, on Kierkegaard's<em> Fear and Trembling</em>.</p><br><p>James Wood teaches literature at Harvard University and is a staff writer for <em>The New Yorker</em> as well as a contributor to the <em>London Review of Books</em>. His books include <em>How Fiction Works, The Broken Estate and The Irresponsible Self</em>.</p><br><p>Jonathan Rée is a frequent contributor to the <em>London Review of Books</em> and a freelance writer and philosopher. His most recent book on philosophy is <em>Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English.</em></p><br><p>The full list of texts for the series:</p><br><p>Søren Kierkegaard, <em>Fear and Trembling</em></p><p>Ludwig Feuerbach, <em>Essence of Christianity</em>, translated by George Eliot</p><p>Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘Circles’ and other essays</p><p>John Stuart Mill, <em>An Autobiography</em></p><p>F.H. Bradley, ‘My station and its duties’</p><p>Friedrich Nietzsche, ‘Schopenhauer as Educator’</p><p>William James ‘The Will to Believe’</p><p>Martin Heidegger, ‘The Thing’</p><p>Jean-Paul Sartre, <em>Theory of the Emotions</em></p><p>Simone de Beauvoir, <em>Ethics of Ambiguity</em></p><p>Albert Camus, <em>The Fall</em></p><p>Iris Murdoch, <em>Sovereignty of Good</em> </p><p>Virginia Woolf, <em>To the Lighthouse </em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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