The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
PREMIUM-Episode 63: Existentialist Heroes in Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country for Old Men”
31 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2012 at 12:50 pm.
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On philosophical issues in McCarthy's 2005 novel about guys running around with drug money and shooting each other, and about fiction as a form for exploring philosophical ideas. What can morality mean for people who have witnessed the "death of God," i.e. a loss in faith in light of the horrors of war? Who knows what McCarthy himself thinks? With guest Eric Petrie. Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.