Partially Examined Life #390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part Two) @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Partially Examined Life #390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part Two)  @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Continuing from youtu.be/2UKzkvZMnR0 on Rameau's Nephew, getting further into Rameau's philosophy and practices and trying to figure out what this anti-hero can tell us about ethics, given that he displays the virtue of being candid about his own vices.

We talk about "trade idioms" (unethical practices that we consider normal), education, and music. How does this reading relate to Hegel (who quotes it directly)?

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Partially Examined Life #390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part Two)

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