The Wednesday Society
A podcast that takes a philosophical deep dive into forgotten or intentionally neglected texts.
The Wednesday Society
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Introducing: The Wednesday Society - full trailer
A philosophical deep dive into forgotten or intentionally neglected texts and figures.The Wednesday Society takes its name from the radical i...
Introducing: On Beauty - with Simon Tedeschi
Season one: On Beauty - What philosophers and writers have said about beauty over the centuries.Philosopher Dalia Nassar takes you on a journey through experiences of beauty. She asks the question that so many philosophers, poet...
Introducing: The Wednesday Society - short trailer
Professor Dalia Nassar takes a philosophical deep dive into forgotten or intentionally neglected texts and figures.The Wednesday Society<...
06 | On Beauty | The Final Step: Beauty and the Erotic
The final step on Diotima’s ladder is the most enigmatic. Diotima says that we encounter the beautiful “in itself,” without any form or shape. This seems impossible, given that beauty is something we sense - or at least discern in some particul...