Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One for Supporters) (opens in new tab)

On Denis Diderot's Rameau's Nephew, a dialogue written in the 1760s. Is virtue necessary for happiness, or in the real world, is vice necessary to get by? Diderot's character Rameau argues the latter: that philosophical morality is problematic, and our imperative is prudence, which in Rameau's case involves a lot of clownish deception and (ironically) truth-telling. The post Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One for Supporters) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Pod...