(sub)Text: What Nature Betrays: Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” (Part 2) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

In Part 1 of our discussion of “Tintern Abbey,” we talked about whether Wordsworth was right to suggest that our experience of nature was good not just for restoring our weary spirits, but for helping us to mature and even for making us better people. In part two, we explore his justifications for this thesis, in particular the claim that nature connects us not just to our senses and baser instincts, but to our capacity to think, experience beauty, and ultimately act ethically and autonomousl...