April is National Poetry Month, and we've got episodes with poets (Louise Glück, Jane Hirshfield, Troy Jollimore) and about thinkers who also wrote poetry (Jorge Luis Borges, Im Yunjidang, Margaret Cavendish).
This Week’s Episode
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch may be best known for her works of fiction, but her philosophical contributions were equally significant. A moral realist influenced by...
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